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

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…