15 AAC 125 — Child Support Enforcement (Article 1 to 11)

(a) The agency will terminate a parent's participation in the arrears forgiveness program if the agency determines that the parent (1) has failed to make more than two payments required by the forgiveness agreement within the yearly reporting period without good cause; (2) has fa…

In 15 AAC 125.650 - 15 AAC 125.695, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "arrears forgiveness program" means the program established under AS 25.27.020(f) - (h) and 15 AAC 125.650 - 15 AAC 125.695; (2) "child support arrears" means a debt for support that is owed and past d…

(a) If the agency receives a request to enforce a support order or an income withholding order, or both, issued in another state, and if the request includes the documentation specified in AS 25.25.602(a), the agency will first consider and, if appropriate, initiate administrativ…

(a) If more than one support order is in effect for the same parents and children, the agency will issue a controlling order determination under AS 25.25.207. (b) Upon issuance of a controlling order determination, the agency will send a notice of the determination to each parent…

(a) The agency may issue a temporary support order at any time after the initiation of administrative action to establish a support obligation under AS 25.25.401 if any of the conditions in AS 25.25.401(b) has been met. (b) Before issuing a temporary support order, the agency wil…

(a) Establishment of a support order by the agency under AS 25.25.401 is governed by the provisions of AS 25.25, AS 25.27, and this chapter that are applicable to the agency's administrative establishment of a support obligation. (b) If a support order issued in another state is …

(a) If the agency receives a request for review or modification or the agency seeks to initiate a review or modification of a support order that was issued or registered in this state but the obligor, the custodial parent, and the child for whose benefit the support order is issu…

Whenever the agency obtains a modified support order, the agency will send a certified copy of the modified order to the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order and to each tribunal in which the agency knows that an earlier order has be…

The agency will use the standard forms promulgated under 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(11) for income withholding, imposition of liens, and issuance of administrative subpoenas in intergovernmental child support cases under 42 U.S.C. 651 - 669 b (Title IV-D of the Social Security Act). Notes …

(a) When there are multiple child support orders from more than one state for the same obligor, custodian, and children, and the subsequent orders do not modify or supersede the prior orders, the agency will give full faith and credit to each of those orders as follows: (1) the a…

(a) The agency will provide child support services to a child, to the custodian of the child, to the noncustodial parent of the child, to any person owed child support under the law, or to a child support agency of another state. Except as provided in (b) of the section the agenc…

If a person is required by this chapter to respond or take some action within a specified period of time, the agency may grant an extension of time or leave to file late. The agency may grant the extension or leave only upon request and proof of good cause for the failure to comp…

(a) In every administrative proceeding for the establishment or modification of support or the establishment or disestablishment of paternity, the agency will provide notice of each proceeding to each party to the proceeding and to individuals who are applying for or receiving se…

In a formal hearing conducted under 15 AAC 05.010 and 15 AAC 05.030 - 15 AAC 05.040, the agency represents the public interest and is not a representative of an individual. When the agency participates in a formal hearing, the agency acts (1) to ensure that applicable law is prop…

As the central registry for all child support orders under AS 25.27.020(a)(13), the agency will receive, maintain, and provide all information that is required for child support orders by state and federal law. Notes 15 AAC 125.820 Eff. 10/1/98, Register 147 Authority:AS 25.27.02…

(a) Because, under AS 25.27.020(a)(6) and AS 25.27.103, the agency has the duty to disburse child support payments that it collects, the agency is the state disbursement unit for the collection and disbursement of payments under support orders, as required by state and federal la…

(a) If the agency determines that an applicant for or recipient of assistance under AS 47.27 (Alaska Temporary Assistance Program or ATAP) has failed to cooperate in good faith with the agency's efforts to establish paternity or to establish, modify, or enforce a child support or…

(a) The provisions of this section apply when the agency issues (1) a notice and finding of financial responsibility under AS 25.27.160; (2) a notice of paternity and financial responsibility under AS 25.27.165; or (3) an order disestablishing paternity under AS 25.27.166. (b) Wh…

(a) The agency will charge the obligor interest on unpaid child support commencing on the last day of the first month following the date on which the child support payment became due. The agency will continue to charge interest on unpaid child support on the last day of each mont…

(a) If a matter involves an Indian child or children covered by a cultural adoption resolution, the agency will recognize the cultural adoption resolution issued by the governing body of the Indian child's tribe, as that term is defined in 25 U.S.C. 1903(5). The effective date of…

(a) A qualified individual with a disability who is a party to an administrative proceeding for the establishment, modification, or enforcement of a support obligation or the establishment or disestablishment of paternity may request an accommodation by the agency to assure equal…

(a) Upon receipt by the agency of an application for services or a request for disclosure of information regarding a child support case, or if during the agency's enforcement of a support obligation the agency has reason to believe that evidence of domestic violence exists, the a…

(a) The agency will suspend the ongoing support accruing under an administrative support order of this state for any periods of time during which the (1) custodian of the child for whom support is sought is living with the parent identified as the obligor under the support order;…

(a) Unless the order specifically provides otherwise, a support order terminates when the child is emancipated, dies, or is legally adopted or when the obligor's parental rights and obligations are terminated under a proceeding under AS 47.10 or substantially similar laws in a st…

(a) The agency will close a child support case when the requirements of 45 C.F.R. 303.11 are met. The requirements of 45 C.F.R. 303.11, as revised as of October 1, 2021, are adopted by reference. (b) When the agency closes a case under (a) of this section, the agency will termina…

(a) Unless the context indicates otherwise, when used in this chapter, (1) "AFDC" means public assistance granted under the program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children; (2) "agency" means the Alaska child support services agency; (3) "application" means a signed request fo…