Arizona

 

Chapter 1

MARRIAGE

Article 1

Capacity of Persons to Marry

25-101

Void and prohibited marriages

25-102

Consent required for marriage of minors

25-103

Purposes of title; application of title

Article 2

Validity of Marriage

25-111

Requirement of license and solemnization; covenant marriages

25-112

Marriages contracted in another state; validity and effect

Article 3

Marriage License, Ceremony and Record

25-121

Marriage license; application; affidavit

25-122

Consent of parent or guardian of minor

25-123

Recording licenses; endorsement of solemnization; recording return; lost licenses

25-124

Persons authorized to perform marriage ceremony; definition

25-125

Marriage ceremony; official; witnesses; marriage license; covenant marriages

25-126

Application to justice of the peace for marriage and covenant marriage licenses; issuance; violation; classification

25-127

Issuance of marriage license by a city or town; transfer of fees; handling fee

25-128

Unlawful acts of person authorized to solemnize marriages; classification

25-129

Unlawful acts of person authorized to issue marriage license or make marriage records; classification

25-130

Abstract of marriage in lieu of reproducing marriage license

Chapter 2

HUSBAND AND WIFE, PROPERTY AND CONTRACT RIGHTS

Article 1

Arizona Uniform Premarital Agreement Act

25-201

Definitions

25-202

Enforcement of premarital agreements; exception

25-203

Scope of agreement

25-204

Amendment or revocation of agreement

25-205

Limitation of actions

Article 2

Property Rights and Contract Powers

25-211

Property acquired during marriage as community property; exceptions; effect of service of a petition

25-213

Separate property

25-214

Management and control

25-215

Liability of community property and separate property for community and separate debts

25-217

Ownership of property acquired after moving into state

25-218

Surrogate parentage contracts; prohibition; custody; definition

Chapter 3

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

Article 1

Annulment

25-301

Grounds

25-302

Procedure and law

Article 2

Dissolution of Marriage

25-311

Jurisdiction; form of petition; award of decree

25-312

Dissolution of marriage; findings necessary

25-313

Decree of legal separation; findings necessary

25-314

Pleadings; contents; defense; joinder of parties; confidentiality

25-315

Temporary order or preliminary injunction; effect; definition

25-316

Irretrievable breakdown; finding

25-317

Separation agreement; effect

25-318

Disposition of property; retroactivity; notice to creditors; assignment of debts; contempt of court

25-318.01

Military retirement benefits; disability related waiver

25-319

Maintenance; computation factors

25-320

Child support; factors; methods of payment; additional enforcement provisions; definitions

25-320.02

Self‑employed parent; tax practitioner; definition

25-321

Representation of child by counsel; fees

25-322

Payment of maintenance or support; records; disclosure

25-323

Assignments

25-323.03

Forms; alternative forms

25-324

Attorney fees

25-325

Decree; finality; restoration of maiden name

25-326

Independence of provisions of decree or temporary order; forms

25-327

Modification and termination of provisions for maintenance, support and property disposition

25-328

Sequence of trials when custody or parenting time is an issue

25-329

Waiting period

25-330

Employer cooperation

25-331

Notification requirements

Article 4

Alienation of Affections

25-341

Abrogation of alienation of affections action

Article 5

Domestic Relations Education on Children's Issues

25-351

Domestic relations education; plan; administration

25-352

Applicability of program; compliance

25-353

Failure to comply

25-354

Children's issues education fund; report

25-355

Fees; deferral or waiver

Article 7

Court of Conciliation

25-381.01

Purposes of article

25-381.02

Definitions

25-381.03

Applicability of article; determination by superior court

25-381.04

Assignment of judges; number of sessions

25-381.05

Transfer of cases; reason; duties of transferee judge

25-381.06

Court assistants; salaries; appointments

25-381.07

Director of conciliation; powers and duties

25-381.08

Jurisdiction

25-381.09

Petition invoking jurisdiction or for transfer of action to conciliation court

25-381.10

Petition; caption

25-381.11

Petition; contents

25-381.12

Blank forms; assistance in preparing and presenting petition

25-381.13

Fees

25-381.14

Hearing; time; place; notice; citation; witnesses

25-381.15

Time and place of holding hearings

25-381.16

Conduct of hearing; recommendations; aid of specialists; expense; confidential communications

25-381.17

Orders; duration of effectiveness; reconciliation agreement

25-381.18

Dissolution of marriage; legal separation; annulment; stay of right to file; jurisdiction for pending actions

25-381.19

Transfer of certain actions where minor child involved

25-381.20

Procedure in actions where no child is involved; conciliation court may accept case

25-381.21

Construction of article

25-381.22

Subsequent petition filed within one year

25-381.23

Option for mandatory conciliation

25-381.24

Counseling

Chapter 4

LEGAL DECISION-MAKING AND PARENTING TIME

Article 1

Legal Decision-Making and Parenting Time

25-401

Definitions

25-402

Jurisdiction

25-403

Legal decision-making; best interests of child

25-403.01

Sole and joint legal decision-making and parenting time

25-403.02

Parenting plans

25-403.03

Domestic violence and child abuse

25-403.04

Substance abuse

25-403.05

Sexual offenders; murderers; legal decision-making and parenting time; notification of risk to child

25-403.06

Parental access to prescription medication and records

25-403.07

Identification of a primary caretaker and public assistance

25-403.08

Resources and fees

25-403.09

Child support

25-404

Temporary orders

25-405

Interviews by court; professional assistance

25-406

Investigations and reports

25-407

Legal decision-making and parenting time hearings; priority; costs; record

25-408

Rights of each parent; parenting time; relocation of child; exception; enforcement; access to prescription medication and records

25-409

Third party rights

25-410

Judicial supervision

25-411

Modification of legal decision-making or parenting time; affidavit; contents; military families

25-412

Expedited child support and parenting time fund

25-413

Domestic relations education and mediation fund; report

25-414

Violation of visitation or parenting time rights; penalties

25-415

Sanctions for litigation misconduct

Chapter 5

FAMILY SUPPORT DUTIES

Article 1

General Provisions

25-500

Definitions

25-501

Duties of support; exemption

25-502

Jurisdiction, venue and procedure; additional enforcement provisions

25-503

Order for support; methods of payment; modification; termination; statute of limitations; judgment on arrearages; notice; security

25-503.01

Self-employed parent; monies held as security for payment of support

25-504

Order of assignment; ex parte order of assignment; responsibilities; violation; termination

25-505

Limited income withholding orders; definition

25-505.01

Administrative income withholding order; notice; definition

25-506

Order for assignment; foreign support order

25-507

Forms; alternative forms

25-508

Enforcement of support orders; fee prohibition

25-509

Representation by attorney general or county attorney; modification of order by attorney general or county attorney

25-510

Receiving and disbursing support and maintenance monies; arrearages; interest

25-511

Failure of parent to provide for child; classification

25-511.01

Spousal maintenance order; violation; classification

25-512

Consumer credit reports; use of child support or spousal maintenance obligation information

25-513

Employer cooperation; violation; classification

25-514

Priority of action and judgments

25-516

Lien; notice; priority; recording; reciprocity

25-517

Title IV‑D agency; license suspension; notice; administrative review or hearing

25-518

Child support arrearage; license suspension; hearing

25-519

Regulatory entities; suspension of license

25-520

Child support enforcement; administrative subpoena; civil penalty

25-521

Levy; seizure of property for collection of support debt; definitions

25-522

Administrative review; notice; determination; judicial review; definitions

25-523

Financial institutions data match; nonliability; prohibited disclosure; liability; civil liability; definition

25-524

Financial institutions; surrender of assets; nonliability

25-525

Administrative enforcement; interstate cases; definition

25-526

Child support enforcement information; internet posting

25-527

Child support; overpayment; reimbursement

25-528

Title IV-D recipients; fee

25-529

Title IV-D cases; alternative medical insurance coverage

25-530

Spousal maintenance; veterans disability benefits

Article 2

Child Medical Support

25-531

Definitions

25-532

Enrollment of child

25-533

Insurer obligations

25-534

Employer obligations

25-535

Enforcement of health insurance coverage; medical support notice; administrative review; service

Article 3

Spousal Maintenance Enforcement

25-551

Clerk of the court

25-552

Jurisdiction; priority of action

25-553

Request for arrearages; deadline

Article 5

Child Support Arrest Warrants

25-681

Child support arrest warrant; definition

25-682

Time and manner of execution; information

25-683

Procedure after arrest; payment for release from custody

25-684

Preexisting warrants

25-685

Entry into criminal information system

Chapter 6

MATERNITY AND PATERNITY PROCEEDINGS

Article 1

Maternity and Paternity Proceedings

25-801

Jurisdiction

25-802

Venue

25-803

Persons who may originate proceedings; legal decision‑making; parenting time; conciliation court

25-804

Time for instituting proceedings

25-805

Effect of death, absence or insanity of plaintiff

25-806

Petition

25-807

Precedence of maternity and paternity proceedings; delay for paternity tests; court order; evidentiary use; alternative tests; out-of-state orders; immunity

25-809

Judgment

25-810

Liability of parents if putative mother or father is a minor; periodic payments

25-812

Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity; action to overcome paternity

25-813

Default order of paternity

25-814

Presumption of paternity

25-815

Paternity; full faith and credit

25-816

Title IV‑D child support; paternity establishment; genetic testing

25-817

Temporary orders; presumption of paternity

25-818

Paternity case registry; acknowledgments and paternity and maternity orders; recording requirements

Chapter 7

COVENANT MARRIAGE

Article 1

General Provisions

25-901

Covenant marriage; declaration of intent; filing requirements

25-902

Existing marriages; conversion to covenant marriage; recording requirements

25-903

Dissolution of a covenant marriage; grounds

25-904

Decree of legal separation; grounds

25-905

Temporary orders for support and spousal maintenance

25-906

Information pamphlet; requirements; distribution

Chapter 8

UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

Article 1

General Provisions

25-1001

Short title

25-1002

Definitions

25-1003

Proceeding governed by other law

25-1004

Application to Indian tribes

25-1005

International application of chapter

25-1006

Effect of child custody determination

25-1007

Priority

25-1008

Notice to persons outside this state

25-1009

Appearance and limited immunity

25-1010

Communication between courts; definition

25-1011

Taking testimony in another state

25-1012

Cooperation between courts; preservation of records

25-1013

Military deployment; home state

Article 2

Jurisdiction

25-1031

Initial child custody jurisdiction

25-1032

Exclusive continuing jurisdiction

25-1033

Jurisdiction to modify determination

25-1034

Temporary emergency jurisdiction

25-1035

Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder

25-1036

Simultaneous proceedings

25-1037

Inconvenient forum

25-1038

Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct

25-1039

Information to be submitted to court

25-1040

Appearance of parties and child

Article 3

Enforcement

25-1051

Definitions

25-1052

Enforcement under Hague convention

25-1053

Duty to enforce

25-1054

Temporary visitation

25-1055

Registration of child custody determination

25-1056

Enforcement of registered determination

25-1057

Simultaneous proceedings

25-1058

Expedited enforcement of child custody determination

25-1059

Service of petition and order

25-1060

Hearing and order

25-1061

Warrant to take physical custody of child

25-1062

Costs, fees and expenses

25-1063

Recognition and enforcement

25-1064

Appeals

25-1065

Role of attorney general

25-1066

Role of law enforcement

25-1067

Costs and expenses

Chapter 9

UNIFORM INTERESTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

Article 1

General Provisions

25-1201

Short title

25-1202

Definitions

25-1204

Remedies cumulative

Article 2

Jurisdiction

25-1221

Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident

25-1222

Duration of personal jurisdiction

25-1223

Initiating and responding tribunal of state

25-1224

Simultaneous proceedings

25-1225

Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order

25-1226

Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order

25-1227

Determination of controlling child support order

25-1228

Child support orders for two or more obligees

25-1229

Credit for payments

25-1230

Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction

25-1231

Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order

Article 3

Civil Provisions of General Application

25-1241

Proceedings under this chapter

25-1242

Proceeding by minor parent

25-1243

Application of law of state

25-1244

Duties of initiating tribunal

25-1245

Duties and powers of responding tribunal

25-1246

Inappropriate tribunal

25-1247

Duties of support enforcement agency

25-1248

Duty of the attorney general

25-1249

Private counsel

25-1250

Duties of department of economic security

25-1251

Pleadings and accompanying documents

25-1252

Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances

25-1253

Costs and fees

25-1254

Limited immunity of petitioner

25-1255

Nonparentage as defense

25-1256

Special evidence and procedure

25-1257

Communications between tribunals

25-1258

Assistance with discovery

25-1259

Receipt and disbursement of payments

Article 4

Establishment of Support Order

25-1271

Petition to establish support order

Article 5

Enforcement of Order of Another State without Registration

25-1281

Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state

25-1282

Employer's compliance with income withholding order of another state

25-1283

Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders

25-1284

Immunity from civil liability

25-1285

Penalties for noncompliance

25-1286

Contest by obligor

25-1287

Administrative enforcement of orders

Article 6

Registration, Enforcement and Modification of Support Order

25-1301

Registration of order for enforcement

25-1302

Procedure to register order for enforcement

25-1303

Effect of registration for enforcement

25-1304

Choice of law

25-1305

Notice of registration of order

25-1306

Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order

25-1307

Contest of registration or enforcement

25-1308

Confirmed order

25-1309

Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification

25-1310

Effect of registration for modification

25-1311

Modification of child support order of another state

25-1312

Recognition of order modified in another state

25-1313

Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state if individual parties reside in this state

25-1314

Notice to issuing tribunal of modification

25-1315

Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country or political subdivision

Article 7

Determination of Parentage

25-1331

Proceeding to determine parentage

Article 8

Interstate Rendition

25-1341

Grounds for rendition

25-1342

Conditions of rendition

Chapter 10

LEGITIMACY OF CHILDREN

Article 1

General Provisions

25-1401

Legitimacy of children born out of wedlock