Sec. 25.25.306. Inappropriate tribunal.
If a complaint or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the complaint or pleading, and accompanying documents, to an appropriate tribunal in this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the complaint or pleading was sent.
Sec. 25.25.501. Employer’s receipt of income withholding order of another state.
An income withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, to the person defined as the obligor’s employer under AS 25.27 without first filing a complaint or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this state.
Sec. 25.25.307. Duties of child support services agency.
(a) The child support services agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter. (b) In providing services under this chapter to the petitioner, the child support services agency of this state shall (1) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, […]
Sec. 25.25.502. Employer’s compliance with income withholding order of another state.
(a) Upon receipt of an order under AS 25.25.501, the obligor’s employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor. (b) The employer shall treat an income withholding order issued in another state that appears regular on its face as if it were issued by a tribunal of this state. (c) Except […]
Sec. 25.25.308. Duty of the Department of Revenue.
(a) If the Department of Revenue determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the Department of Revenue may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual. (b) The Department of Revenue may determine that a […]
Sec. 25.25.503. Employer’s compliance with two or more income withholding orders.
If an obligor’s employer receives two or more orders to withhold support from the earnings of the same obligor, the employer shall be considered to have satisfied the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor’s principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding […]
Sec. 25.25.309. Private counsel.
An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this chapter.
Sec. 25.25.310. Duties of state information and locator agency.
The child support services agency is the state information agency under this chapter, and it shall (1) compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state that have jurisdiction under this chapter and the appropriate agency offices in this state and transmit a copy to the state information agency of […]
Sec. 25.25.311. Pleadings and accompanying documents.
(a) In a proceeding under this chapter, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order to determine parentage of a child or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country shall file a complaint or comparable pleading. Unless otherwise ordered under AS 25.25.312, or otherwise prohibited […]
Sec. 25.25.312. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. After a hearing in which a […]