Arizona Laws 25-1248. Duty of the attorney general
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A. If the attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 25-1248
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Child: means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. See Arizona Laws 25-1202
- Foreign country: means a country, including a political subdivision of a country, other than the United States, that authorizes the issuance of support orders and to which any of the following applies:
(a) It has been declared under the law of the United States to be a foreign reciprocating country. See Arizona Laws 25-1202
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 25-1202
- Support enforcement agency: means a public official, governmental entity or private agency authorized to do any of the following:
(a) Seek the enforcement of support orders or laws relating to the duty of support. See Arizona Laws 25-1202
B. The attorney general may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.