Arizona Laws 25-527. Child support; overpayment; reimbursement
A. An obligor whose obligation to pay support has terminated may file a request for reimbursement against the obligee for support payments made in excess of the amount ordered. The obligor must file the request with the clerk of the superior court within twenty-four months after the termination of the obligation.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 25-527
- Department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 25-500
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Obligee: means a person or agency entitled to receive support. See Arizona Laws 25-500
- Obligor: means a person obligated to pay support. See Arizona Laws 25-500
- Support: means the provision of maintenance or subsistence and includes medical insurance coverage, or cash medical support, and uncovered medical costs for the child, arrearages, interest on arrearages, past support, interest on past support and reimbursement for expended public assistance. See Arizona Laws 25-500
- Support payment clearinghouse: means the clearinghouse established pursuant to section 46-441. See Arizona Laws 25-500
B. The court may enter a judgment for reimbursement against the obligee if the court finds that the obligor’s obligation to pay support has terminated and that all arrearages and interest on arrearages have been satisfied. The court shall send a copy of the judgment to the department or its agent for title IV-D cases.
C. The obligee must pay the judgment directly to the obligor and not through the clerk of the superior court or the support payment clearinghouse.
D. A judgment entered pursuant to this section does not constitute a support judgment and is enforceable only in the same manner as a civil judgment.