{"id":3500,"date":"2018-03-27T10:16:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T17:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/arizona-family-law\/?page_id=3500"},"modified":"2022-12-14T10:10:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T17:10:34","slug":"how-to-get-a-child-support-warrant-lifted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/arizona-family-law\/blog\/how-to-get-a-child-support-warrant-lifted\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get a Child Support Warrant Lifted in Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

While most parents are content to do what they can to look after their children\u2019s welfare, the reality is that you may find yourself in a situation where you are behind in your child support, maybe even ridiculously so, and the other parent to your child or children has brought the matter before the court.<\/p>\n

There are also those parents who don\u2019t agree with the fact that they are forced to pay child support, so they are just not going to do so. They have concluded that no judge is going to tell them what to do. However, it is not really an option to opt out of paying what has been ordered by the court for you to do.<\/p>\n

Court Ordered Payments Must Be Made<\/h2>\n

No matter which group of child custody payer you fall into, if you have gotten yourself behind in your child support payments, the only way the court views you is as a delinquent. You owe money and you are not paying it.<\/p>\n

They don\u2019t care why that is, especially considering that most judges and county agencies will feel that if a parent is behind in their child support payments, there are avenues they can take advantage of so that they can have the opportunity to make some kind of arrangement to get caught up on payments. When a parent is found to be delinquent, the court views this as a choice to simply not pay the amount.<\/p>\n

That is bad news for you. If you find yourself behind in your child support, especially if it is three or four months or more behind, you are facing an uphill battle. This can actually lead the court to decide to issue a child support warrant against you.<\/p>\n

Make no mistakes, this is an order from the court which authorizes law enforcement officials to arrest you and put you in jail should you be stopped by a police officer for any reason. The warrant is to force you to come to court, and if that means it is done with you in handcuffs, then that is the way it will be.<\/p>\n

The Consequences You Face For Not Paying Child Support<\/h2>\n

The statutes in Arizona give judges the lawful authority to enforce child support orders. This includes their ability to issue arrest warrants to ensure that people are paying their child support. The state legislature has made it clear that they believe that children having the ability to grow up in a home where there is the proper amount of support for them to thrive is essential, so the failure of a parent to pay the required child support flies in the face of the importance that the state legislature has placed on this duty.<\/p>\n

The process of issuing a child support warrant is as follows:<\/p>\n