Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona

I agree that under the circumstances you've described, it does not seem right for them to retroactively modify. BUT YES, back then, there was a legal theory to allow a retroactive modification: if you had more than one child, and one emancipated, then the Court WAS permitted to date the change backwards to the date of emancipation. That has since changed by caselaw.

Even if that was your circumstance, I propose a "Petition for Order to Show Cause re Arrearage Calculation". This would allow you a hearing, and then a Court Order, as to EXACTLY what you owe or don't owe.

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