A.R.S. 25-511.01
Spousal maintenance order; violation; classification
A person who is obligated to pay spousal maintenance pursuant to an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor if the person has notice of the order and wilfully and without lawful excuse fails to comply with the terms of that order.
Explanation: If one is under order to pay spousal maintenance and doesn't without any excuse, he/she is guilty of a misdemeanor offense.
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A.R.S. 25-512
Consumer credit reports; use of child support or spousal maintenance obligation information
A. A consumer reporting agency as defined in title 44, chapter 11, article 6 shall include as part of a consumer report information regarding:
1. A court order or judgment obligating a person to pay child support or spousal maintenance.
2. A court order for assignment under section 25-323 or 25-504.
3. An income withholding order issued by the department of economic security or its agent pursuant to section 25-505.01.
B. The state or a person entitled to receive support or spousal maintenance may provide a consumer reporting agency with a copy of a court order or judgment described in this section.
C. The department or its agent may provide a consumer reporting agency with electronic or documentary information that an order or judgment for support or spousal maintenance exists.
D. The department shall report to a consumer reporting agency the name of an obligor who is delinquent in the payment of support and the amount of the support owed.
E. The department shall provide written notice to an obligor that it shall report the amount of the support owed by the obligor to a consumer reporting agency. The department shall provide this notice by first class mail at the obligor's current address, or after a reasonable attempt to ascertain the obligor's location, at the obligor's last known address. The notice shall state the following:
1. The obligor's name and the amount of the arrearage.
2. The address and telephone number of the department or its agent.
3. That the obligor may make a written request to the department or its agent for an administrative review pursuant to section 25-522 to contest the arrearages within fifteen days after the date of mailing of the notice.
4. That if the obligor requests an administrative review the department shall not release the report to the consumer reporting agency until a final determination has been made at the administrative review.
5. That if an obligor requests an administrative review, the issues at the administrative review shall be limited to whether the obligor is required to pay child support, whether the obligor is in arrears and the amount of current support and arrears.
6. That if the obligor does not respond to the notice, the department shall send the report to the consumer reporting agency.
Explanation: This seems to be saying that on your credit reports, any obligations for things like child support will be reported and show up.
A.R.S. 25-513
Employer cooperation; violation; classification
A. On written request delivered by first class mail to an employer, payor or self-employed person by the department or its agent or the child support enforcement entity of any other state or its agent that administers a child support enforcement program as required by title IV-D of the social security act or by either party to a proceeding for support or maintenance, the employer, payor or self-employed person to whom the request is directed within twenty days of delivery shall notify the requesting party of the following information that the employer, payor or self-employed person possesses concerning the person who is obligated to pay support or maintenance or against whom this obligation is sought or to whom this obligation is owed:
1. Complete name.
2. Social security number.
3. Date and place of birth.
4. Present and past employment status.
5. Earnings, income, entitlements or other monies without regard to source.
6. Current or last known address.
7. Assets.
8. Availability and description of present or previous health insurance coverage for a dependent child.
9. Health insurance benefits paid or applied for under a health insurance policy for a dependent child.
10. Other benefits, including disability payments or payments made pursuant to a pension or retirement program.
B. The information required pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall not be requested or provided unless paternity has been established.
C. If any legal action is necessary for the requesting party to obtain the information requested pursuant to subsection A, the requesting party is entitled to receive costs and attorney fees from the employer, payor or self-employed person who fails to cooperate as prescribed in subsection A.
D. A party shall not request or receive address information protected by an order of protection, an injunction against harassment or any other court order in a domestic violence matter. The employer, payor or self-employed person is not required to determine whether an order of protection, an injunction against harassment or any other court order in a domestic violence matter exists before releasing the information requested pursuant to subsection A.
E. A party other than the department or its agent or the child support enforcement entity of any other state or its agent that administers a child support enforcement program as required by title IV-D of the social security act may make a request for information pursuant to this section not more than once in any three month period.
F. A party may request and obtain information pursuant to subsection A only for the following purposes:
1. To identify and locate a person who is under an obligation to pay support.
2. To identify and locate a person against whom an obligation is sought.
3. To identify and locate a person to whom an obligation is owed.
4. To identify and locate information pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 relating to a person who is obligated to pay support.
G. A party who requests or obtains information pursuant to subsection A for purposes other than those prescribed in subsection F is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
Explanation: If you're legitimately trying to figure out who owes support payments or to to whom support is owed, then you can request from someone, like an employer, the information involving this. Request for improper purposes is a criminal misdemeanor.
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A.R.S. 25-514
Priority of action and judgments
Except as otherwise provided by statute, actions pursuant to this article shall be given priority over all other civil actions. Except for judgments foreclosing or enforcing prior recorded mortgages, deeds of trust, contracts or conveyance of real property, security agreements, or other liens or encumbrances upon real or personal property created by the property owner a judgment resulting from an action brought for enforcement of child support has priority over all other judgments. Such priority shall not arise until a certified copy of the child support judgment is recorded with the county recorder.
Explanation: Child support actions have priority over almost all civil claims, unless there is some action regarding specific property rights.
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