abstract99
Senior Member
What is the name of your state? Az
I have a friend that lives in Arizona that has had a warrant out for child support non-payment since last November. When he was in court last november, the judge told him that he had 24 hours to pay the 1500 listed as due. He paid it but it was roughly 30 days late so the warrant was still issued. Since then, nobody has come to get him. He has his place of employment and residence on record. He was under the impression that since nobody came and got him that the warrant was no longer active (stupid I know). He recently tried appliying for a new job and the warrant came up on his background check. I looked up the Az laws and ARS 25-683 states:
"If the arrested person pays the full amount set forth in the warrant before the arrested person is brought before a judicial officer, the arrested person may be released after receiving a notice to appear in the superior court in the county in which the warrant was issued pursuant to the procedure prescribed in section 25-682, subsection E. If the arrested person fails to appear as directed, a child support arrest warrant may be issued."
With what that says, can he simply turn himself in and provide his proof of payment? He paid the amount over a period of a month in weekly payments. Does that make a difference? Does the full amount have to be paid all at once or can it be paid in payments for it to count towards the debt?
I have a friend that lives in Arizona that has had a warrant out for child support non-payment since last November. When he was in court last november, the judge told him that he had 24 hours to pay the 1500 listed as due. He paid it but it was roughly 30 days late so the warrant was still issued. Since then, nobody has come to get him. He has his place of employment and residence on record. He was under the impression that since nobody came and got him that the warrant was no longer active (stupid I know). He recently tried appliying for a new job and the warrant came up on his background check. I looked up the Az laws and ARS 25-683 states:
"If the arrested person pays the full amount set forth in the warrant before the arrested person is brought before a judicial officer, the arrested person may be released after receiving a notice to appear in the superior court in the county in which the warrant was issued pursuant to the procedure prescribed in section 25-682, subsection E. If the arrested person fails to appear as directed, a child support arrest warrant may be issued."
With what that says, can he simply turn himself in and provide his proof of payment? He paid the amount over a period of a month in weekly payments. Does that make a difference? Does the full amount have to be paid all at once or can it be paid in payments for it to count towards the debt?