A. On a showing of good cause, the court may order that a self-employed parent who is required to make child support payments forward an amount equal to not more than six months of child support to the department to hold as security. The department shall release these monies to compensate an obligee for missed current child support payments.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 25-503.01

  • Department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 25-500
  • Obligee: means a person or agency entitled to receive 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

B. This section does not apply unless the self-employed parent is in arrears for three months or more.

C. This section does not limit other remedies available to an obligee, the department or its agents.

D. If a self-employed parent who is required to forward monies to the department pursuant to this section demonstrates full and timely support payments for twenty-four consecutive months, the department shall release to that self-employed parent any monies that remain.