Title 25
Arizona Revised Statutes
8 sections
A. If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal is controlling and shall be recognized.
B. If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and two or more child support orders have been issued by tribunals in this state, another state or a foreign country with regard to the same obligor and the same child, a tribunal of this state having personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and individual obligee shall apply the following rules and by order shall determine which order controls and must be recognized:
1. If only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, the order of that tribunal controls.
2. If more than one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, an order issued by a tribunal in the current home state of the child is controlling. If an order has not been issued in the current home state of the child, the order most recently issued is controlling.
3. If none of the tribunals would have continuing exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, the tribunal of this state shall issue a child support order that is controlling.
C. If two or more child support orders have been issued for the same obligor and the same child, on request of a party who is an individual or that is a support enforcement agency, a tribunal of this state having personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and the obligee who is an individual shall determine which order controls under subsection B of this section. The request may be filed with a registration for enforcement or registration for modification pursuant to article 6 of this chapter or may be filed as a separate proceeding.
D. A request to determine which is the controlling order must be accompanied by a copy of every child support order in effect and the applicable record of payments. The requesting party shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.