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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-530 (2026)

Spousal maintenance; veterans disability benefits; definition

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A. In determining whether to award spousal maintenance or the amount of any award of spousal maintenance to a requesting party, the court shall not consider any federal disability benefits awarded to the other spouse for service-connected disabilities pursuant to 10 United States Code section 1413a or 38 United States Code chapter 11.

B. For the purposes of this section, "requesting party" means the person who filed a motion for spousal maintenance.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2011–2015 · leading case: In Re the Marriage of Priessman, 266 P.3d 362 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
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In Re the Marriage of Priessman, 266 P.3d 362 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 18× “He argues that pursuant to A.R.S. § 25-530, the court erred by considering his Combat-Related Special Compensation (“CRSC”) as income.”
In Re Marriage of Dougall, 316 P.3d 591 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 17× “The issue presented here is whether AR.S. § 25-530 precludes a trial court from considering Veterans Administration (VA) disability benefits as income in determining the payment of arrearages on an award of spousal maintenance.”
Downing v. Downing, 265 P.3d 1097 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 26× “She contends the court erred in interpreting AR.S. § 25-530 and suggests we may reconcile § 25-530 with the spousal maintenance factors in AR.”
Sandra Howell v. John Howell, 361 P.3d 936 (Ariz. 2015). · cites it 3× “The issue here is whether the family court modified the dissolution decree’s property disposition terns pursuant to § 25-327, thereby triggering § 25-318.”
Merrill v. Merrill, 284 P.3d 880 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “2011), we addressed this issue in the context of A.R.S. § 25-530 (West 2012), which governs spousal-maintenance proceedings and, like § 25-318.”
Swain v. Hicks, 330 P.3d 966 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 8× “§ 25-319 (2014) analysis was only a calculation, and does not establish that the family court definitively included the disability benefit in its ultimate award.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-530(A) — 1 case
Sandra Howell v. John Howell, 361 P.3d 936 (Ariz. 2015). “The issue here is whether the family court modified the dissolution decree’s property disposition terns pursuant to § 25-327, thereby triggering § 25-318.”
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