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Tuesday, November 9, 2010 – Legislative Hearing regarding COBS
Where: Arizona Courts Building 1700 W. Washington
Senate Hearing Room 109
Time: 1:00pm
Categories: Action Alerts
Arizonans for Sensible Policy 
For the October 21 meeting:
written comment due Tuesday, October 5, 2010.
For electronic delivery, use email address:
ajc@courts.az.gov
For paper delivery, use this postal address:
ARIZONA JUDICIAL COUNCIL
c/o Lorraine Smith
Arizona State Courts Building
1501 W. Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Written comment received by October 5 will be included in the October 6 meeting materials distributed to the AJC membership. The council can accept written materials after that date, including on the meeting day; however, membership specifically requested delivery by the due date to ensure proper review prior to the meeting.
All – the relevant statutes that limit the authority of the GRC to redefine policy are found in ARS Title 25, and quoted …
25-320. Child support; factors; methods of payment; additional enforcement provisions; definitions
A. In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, maintenance or child support, the court may order either or both parents owing a duty of support to a child, born to or adopted by the parents, to pay an amount reasonable and necessary for support of the child, without regard to marital misconduct.
Note “… an amount reasonable and necessary for support of the child, …”.
25-500. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
…
9. “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. In a title IV-D case, support includes spousal maintenance that is included in the same order that directs child support.
Note “… means the provision of maintenance or subsistence and includes …”.
Note; section 500 does not include “household” in the definition of “support”.