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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 46-401 (2026)

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It is the public policy of this state that parents shall be responsible for the support of their dependent children in order to relieve or avoid the burden often borne by the general citizenry through public assistance programs. The existing remedies pertaining to family desertion and nonsupport of dependent children may be augmented by the additional remedies as provided in this chapter, which are directed to the resources of the parents. These remedies are intended to be additional to those provided under existing law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Dep't of Econ. Sec. v. Hayden, 115 P.3d 116 (Ariz. 2005).
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State Ex Rel. Dep't of Econ. Sec. v. Hayden, 115 P.3d 116 (Ariz. 2005). · cites it 2× “But neither Hayden’s culpability nor a public policy favoring the payment of child support precludes the legislature from imposing time limits on the life of the temporary judgments provided for by § 25-503(H).”
State ex rel. Dep't of Econ. Sec. v. Demetz, 130 P.3d 986 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 46-401 (2005); see also A.R.S. § 25-501(A) (providing that with exception, “every person has the duty to provide all reasonable support for that person’s natural and adopted minor, unemaneipated children, regardless of the presence or residence of the child in this…”
State Ex Rel. Dep't of Econ. Sec. v. Hayden, 91 P.3d 1007 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “§ 46-401 (1997) explains: It is the public policy of this state that parents shall be responsible for the support of their dependent children in order to relieve or avoid the burden often borne by the general citizenry through public assistance programs.”
Silver v. Pueblo Del Sol Water Co., 384 P.3d 814 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “3d at 991 (quoting A.R.S. § 46-401(B) (2003)). ¶ 25 Generally speaking, “Arizona law does not recognize a real property interest in the potential future use of groundwater that has never been captured and applied to reasonable use.”
Washington v. Young, 806 P.2d 1385 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “This public policy is set forth in A.R.S. § 46-401: It is the public policy of this state that parents be responsible for the support of their dependent children in order to relieve or avoid the burden for support of their children on the general citizenry through public…”
State Ex Rel. Dept. Econ. Sec. v. Hayden, 115 P.3d 116 (Ariz. 2005). · cites it 2× “But neither Hayden's culpability nor a public policy favoring the payment of child support precludes the legislature from imposing time limits on the life of the temporary judgments provided for by § 25-503(H).”
state/des v. Torres, 431 P.3d 1207 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “" See A.R.S. § 46-401 (2018). Finally, Torres does not say how or why a pre-deprivation hearing would have resulted in a different outcome than the administrative review he received.”
Henke v. Hosp. (Ariz. 2025). · cites it 2× “, A.R.S. § 46-401 (declaring “the public policy of this state” as it relates to child support and public assistance programs); A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 46-401(B) — 1 case
Silver v. Pueblo Del Sol Water Co., 384 P.3d 814 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “3d at 991 (quoting A.R.S. § 46-401(B) (2003)). ¶ 25 Generally speaking, “Arizona law does not recognize a real property interest in the potential future use of groundwater that has never been captured and applied to reasonable use.”
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