A petition to enforce asks the Arizona family court to require compliance with an existing order. When a party is not following the decree for not paying support, not following the parenting plan, not completing required property transfers such a petition to enforce asks the court to step in.

Enforcement options include contempt findings with sanctions, make-up parenting time, attorney fee awards, income withholding orders, and in support cases license suspension, passport denial, and tax refund intercept.

Document every violation carefully before filing. Dates, what was required, what actually happened, and any communications about the non-compliance.