46-402. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. ' Absent parent' means the non-custodial natural or adoptive father or mother of a dependent child. 2. ' Business day' has the same meaning prescribed in section 25-500. 3. ' Court' means any court in this or any other state having jurisdiction to determine the liability of persons for the support of another person. 4. ' Court order' means any judgment or order of any court that orders payment of a set or determinable amount of support money. 5. ' Department' means the Arizona department of economic security. 6. ' Dependent child' means a person under the age of eighteen who is eligible for temporary assistance for needy families as provided in chapter 2, article 5 of this title. 7. ' Director' means the director of the department of economic security or the director's designee or authorized representative. 8. ' Obligee' has the same meaning prescribed in section 25-500. 9. ' Public assistance' or ' assistance' means any money payments made by the department that are paid to or for the benefit of any dependent child as provided in chapter 2, article 5 of this title. 10. ' Public assistance' or ' assistance' means any money payments made by the department that are paid to or for the benefit of any dependent child as provided in chapter 2, article 5 of this title. 10. ' State' includes a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 11. ' Title IV-D' has the same meaning prescribed in section 25-500.
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