Arizona Laws 46-443. Child support case registry; location information; presumptions concerning notice
A. Beginning on October 1, 1998, on establishment of paternity or issuance of a support order in a title IV-D case, each party to any child support action shall file with the child support case registry and update, as appropriate, the following information:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 46-443
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
1. Full name.
2. Social security number.
3. Date of birth.
4. Residential and mailing addresses.
5. Telephone number.
6. Driver license number.
7. Name, address and telephone number of the current employer.
B. Any change in the information filed pursuant to subsection A shall be reported to the child support case registry within ten days.
C. On establishment of a support obligation and issuance of a court order in a title IV-D case, the department in a subsequent child support enforcement action shall notify a party to the action by written notice delivered to the party by first class mail to the most recent residential or employer address filed by the party with the child support case registry. On a sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of the party, the court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction shall deem due process requirements for notice and service of process to be met.