In addition to civil remedies like wage garnishment, under A.R.S. § 25-511.01, when the noncompliant obligor has notice of the maintenance order, he or she can be convicted of a class 1 misdemeanor for having willfully and without lawful excuse failed to comply with the court’s spousal maintenance order.
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