Registration of a Foreign Support Order

To enforce or modify a foreign support order (out-of-state) for spousal maintenance, child support, or family support, now or in the future, a party must first “register” the out-of-state court order in Arizona. However, for Arizona to enforce or modify the existing out-of-state order, certain prerequisites must be met. For Arizona to enforce an out-of-state court order, the minor child(ren) must live in Arizona or will live in Arizona in the near future. For Arizona to modify an out-of-state court order, all parties must have moved from the state where the order was issued or the party remaining in the originating state must have filed a “consent to transfer” in the court where the order was issued.

The process of registering an out-of-state support order will include all of the following documents:

• Family Court/Sensitive Data Coversheet with Children
• Request to Register Foreign (Out-of-State) Support Order
• Affidavit to Register a Foreign (Out-of-State) Family Support Order
• Copy of the order(s) you are seeking to register