Title 25 — Marital and Domestic Relations
11 chapters · 361 sections in this title.
AS 25.25.605 Notice of registration of order.
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(a) When a support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents …
AS 25.25.606 Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order.
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(a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by AS 25.25.605. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert a defense to an allegation of no…
AS 25.25.607 Contest of registration or enforcement.
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(a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses: (1) the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party; (2) the order w…
AS 25.25.608 Confirmed order.
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Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to a matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.
AS 25.25.609 Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.
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If a party or the child support services agency seeks to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state but not registered in this state, the party or agency shall register that order in this state in the same manner provided in AS 25.25.601 — 25.…
AS 25.25.610 Effect of registration for modification.
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A tribunal of this state may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of AS 25.2…
AS 25.25.611 Modification of child support order of another state.
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(a) If AS 25.25.613 does not apply, upon complaint or comparable pleading, a tribunal of this state may modify a child support order issued in another state that is registered in this state, if, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, the tribunal finds that (1) the followin…
AS 25.25.612 Recognition of order modified in another state.
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If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state (1) may enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest a…
AS 25.25.613 Jurisdiction to modify support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state.
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(a) If all of the individual parties reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order. (b) A tribunal of this …
AS 25.25.614 Notice to issuing tribunal of modification.
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Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order and with each tribunal in which the party kn…
AS 25.25.615 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 25.25.712, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order under its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject t…
AS 25.25.616 Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.
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Article 7. Support Proceedings under Convention. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the convention may register that order in this state under AS 25.25.601 — 25.25.608 if the order has not bee…
AS 25.25.701 Proceeding to determine parentage [Repealed, § 102 ch 32 SLA 2015.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 25.25.702 Definitions.
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In AS 25.25.702 — 25.25.714, (1) “application” means a request under the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority; (2) “central authority” means the entity designated by the United…
AS 25.25.703 Applicability.
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AS 25.25.702 — 25.25.714 apply only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of AS 25.25.702 — 25.25.714 is inconsistent with AS 25.25.101 — 25.25.616, AS 25.25.702 — 25.25.714 controls.
AS 25.25.704 Relationship of child support services agency to United States central authority.
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The child support services agency of this state is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the convention.
AS 25.25.705 Initiation by child support services agency of support proceeding under convention.
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(a) In a support proceeding under AS 25.25.702 — 25.25.714, the child support services agency of this state shall (1) transmit and receive applications; and (2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state. (b) The fo…
AS 25.25.706 Direct request.
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(a) An individual may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies. (b) An individual may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a su…
AS 25.25.707 Registration of convention support order.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 25.25.702 — 25.25.714, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in AS 25.25.601 — 25.25.616. (b) Notwithstanding AS 25.2…
AS 25.25.708 Contest of registered convention support order.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 25.25.702 — 25.25.714, AS 25.25.605 — 25.25.608 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order. (b) A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registr…
AS 25.25.709 Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order. (b) The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a regist…
AS 25.25.710 Partial enforcement.
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If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a convention support order.
AS 25.25.711 Foreign support agreement.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state. (b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be …
AS 25.25.712 Modification of convention child support order.
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(a) A tribunal of this state may not modify a convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless (1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, either expressly or by defendin…
AS 25.25.713 Personal information; limit on use.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 25.25.714 Record original language; English translation.
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A record filed with a tribunal of this state under AS 25.25.702 — 25.25.714 must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation.
AS 25.25.801 Grounds for rendition.
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(a) The governor or a designee of the governor may (1) demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee; or (2) on the demand of the gover…
AS 25.25.802 Conditions of rendition.
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Article 9. Miscellaneous Provisions. (a) Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the governor of this state or the designee of the governor may …
AS 25.25.901 Uniformity of application and construction.
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In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
AS 25.25.902 Severability.
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Under AS 01.10.030, if a provision of this chapter or its application to a person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
AS 25.25.903 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.