US Lawyer Database

For Lawyer-Seekers

YOU DESERVE THE BEST LAWYER

Sec. 25.25.702. Definitions.

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 States or a foreign country described in AS 25.25.101(5)(D) to […]

Sec. 25.25.703. Applicability.

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.

Sec. 25.25.706. Direct request.

(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 support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, AS […]

Sec. 25.25.707. Registration of convention support order.

(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 25.25.311 and 25.25.602(a), a request for registration of a convention […]

Sec. 25.25.708. Contest of registered convention support order.

(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 registration, but if the contesting party does not reside […]

Sec. 25.25.709. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order.

(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 registered convention support order: (1) recognition and enforcement of […]

Sec. 25.25.710. Partial enforcement.

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.

Sec. 25.25.711. Foreign support agreement.

(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 accompanied by (1) a complete text of the foreign […]

Sec. 25.25.712. Modification of convention child support order.

(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 defending on the merits of the case, […]