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2010 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations
| 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 |
| 25-323.01 | Child support committee; membership; duties; report |
| 25-323.02 | Domestic relations committee; membership; duties; pilot programs; report |
| 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 |
| 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 | CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION |
| Article 1 | Child Custody |
| 25-401 | Jurisdiction; commencement of proceedings |
| 25-402 | Definitions |
| 25-403 | Custody; best interests of child |
| 25-403.01 | Sole and joint custody |
| 25-403.02 | Parenting plans |
| 25-403.03 | Domestic violence and child abuse |
| 25-403.04 | Drug offenses |
| 25-403.05 | Sexual offenders; murderers; custody and parenting time; notification of risk to child |
| 25-403.06 | Parental access to 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 | Custody hearings; priority; costs; record |
| 25-408 | Rights of noncustodial parent; parenting time; relocation of child; exception; enforcement; access to records |
| 25-409 | Visitation rights of grandparents and great‑grandparents |
| 25-410 | Judicial supervision |
| 25-411 | Modification of custody decree; affidavit; contents |
| 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 | Custody by nonparent; presumption; grounds; definitions |
| 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 |
| 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; custody; 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 |
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