Tiffany Taylor v. Thomas Pandola

Summary

The Arizona Supreme Court held that AUIFSA does not prevent an obligee from challenging an obligor's understatement of child-support arrears merely because the obligee did not request a hearing within twenty days after registration notice. The statutory preclusion applies only to matters that could have been asserted under the defenses listed in AUIFSA, which do not include an obligee's claim that arrears were understated. The court vacated the court of appeals' opinion, reversed the family court, and remanded for further proceedings.