In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 46-402

  • assistance: means any money payments made by the department that are paid to or for the benefit of any dependent child as provided in chapter 2, article 5 of this title. See Arizona Laws 46-402
  • Court: means any court in this or any other state having jurisdiction to determine the liability of persons for the support of another person. See Arizona Laws 46-402
  • Department: means the Arizona department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 46-402
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Dependent child: means a person under the age of eighteen who is eligible for temporary assistance for needy families as provided in chapter 2, article 5 of this title. See Arizona Laws 46-402
  • Director: means the director of the department of economic security or the director's designee or authorized representative. See Arizona Laws 46-402
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • State: includes a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Arizona Laws 46-402
  • Temporary assistance for needy families: means assistance granted under section 403 of title IV of the social security act as it exists after August 21, 1996. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. "Absent parent" means the non-custodial natural or adoptive father or mother of a dependent child.

2. "Business day" has the same meaning prescribed in section 25-500.

3. "Court" means any court in this or any other state having jurisdiction to determine the liability of persons for the support of another person.

4. "Court order" means any judgment or order of any court that orders payment of a set or determinable amount of support money.

5. "Department" means the Arizona department of economic security.

6. "Dependent child" means a person under the age of eighteen who is eligible for temporary assistance for needy families as provided in chapter 2, article 5 of this title.

7. "Director" means the director of the department of economic security or the director’s designee or authorized representative.

8. "Obligee" has the same meaning prescribed in section 25-500.

9. "Public assistance" or "assistance" means any money payments made by the department that are paid to or for the benefit of any dependent child as provided in chapter 2, article 5 of this title.

10. "State" includes a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

11. "Title IV-D" has the same meaning prescribed in section 25-500.

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