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.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 25-514

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Support: means the provision of maintenance or subsistence and includes medical insurance coverage, or cash medical support, and uncovered medical costs for the child, arrearages, interest on arrearages, past support, interest on past support and reimbursement for expended public assistance. See Arizona Laws 25-500