This model form, a Petition for OSC: Failure to Pay Child Support, is intended for use to initiate a request to the court to take the stated action. The form can be easily completed by filling in the blanks and/or adapted to fit your specific facts and circumstances. Available in for download now, in standard format(s).
Scottsdale Arizona Petition for OSC - Failure to Pay Child Support
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Arizona
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Scottsdale
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AZ-DR-4-CT
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The penalties for not paying child support include incarceration for contempt of court, being ordered to pay the other parent's attorney fees for enforcing child support, and suspension of your drivers license, and the suspension of any professional licenses you may have.
If you would like to speak to a representative, please contact the DCSS Customer Service at 1-800-882-4151. The Arizona Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) provides services to parents and caretakers who receive child support as well as parents who pay child support.
Q: How Far Behind in Child Support Before a Warrant Is Issued in Arizona? A: Once the owing parent is 30 days behind in payments, the custodial parent may file a petition for contempt.
Parents are required to pay maintenance until a child is self-supporting. The court determines how much a child needs. If maintenance isn't paid, the court can take the money from the maintenance payer's salary, their investment account, auction their property or issue a warrant of arrest.
You will have to File a Petition for Contempt. The court will sign an Order to Appear for a contempt hearing. You must serve both the Petition for Contempt and the Order to Appear on the parent who is not paying his or her child support. You will have to appear at the scheduled contempt hearing.
Arizona law provides no statute of limitation on child support arrears. Once a court orders a parent to pay child support, and that parent does not pay child support, there is no statute of limitation on collection of the resulting arrears. Similarly, judgments for child support arrears do not expire in Arizona.
Understand that in the state of Arizona, a person who fails to pay the child support that they are obligated to pay by the court is guilty of a crime known as ?failure of parent to provide for child.? In Arizona, this is a class VI felony, which can result in up to 1.5 years in prison.
A: Once the owing parent is 30 days behind in payments, the custodial parent may file a petition for contempt. The owing parent will be required to appear in court, and if they fail to do so, they will very likely be found in contempt and may see jail time and/or fines.