Sec. 25.25.506. Contest by obligor.
(a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in AS 25.25.601 – 25.25.616 or otherwise contesting the […]
Sec. 25.25.615. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.
(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 to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal, regardless of […]
Sec. 25.25.507. Administrative enforcement of orders.
(a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to the child support services agency of this state. (b) Upon receipt of the documents, the child […]
Sec. 25.25.616. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.
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 been registered. A complaint or comparable pleading for modification may be filed at the same […]
Sec. 25.25.601. Registration of order for enforcement.
A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement.
Sec. 25.25.602. Procedure to register order for enforcement.
(a) Except as provided in AS 25.25.707, a support order or income withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by sending the following records to a tribunal of this state: (1) a letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement; (2) two copies, including […]
Sec. 25.25.603. Effect of registration for enforcement.
(a) A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state. (b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the […]
Sec. 25.25.604. Choice of law.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in (d) of this section, the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs (1) the nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order; (2) the computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the support order; and (3) […]
Sec. 25.25.317. Communications between tribunals.
A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record, or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of this state may furnish […]
Sec. 25.25.318. Assistance with discovery.
A tribunal of this state may (1) request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and (2) upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.