Notwithstanding section 25-1002, if this state is the home state of a child at the time of the military deployment of that child’s custodial parent outside of the United States and the child is relocated outside of the United States during the deployment, this state remains the home state of the child until the deployment ends.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 25-1013

  • Home state: means :

    (a) The state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least six consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding, including any period during which that person is temporarily absent from that state. See Arizona Laws 25-1002

  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 25-1002
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215