Sec. 25.30.470. Service of petition and order.
Except as otherwise provided in AS 25.30.490, the petition and order shall be served, by a method authorized by the law of this state, on the respondent and a person who has physical custody of the child.
Sec. 25.30.480. Hearing and order.
(a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order under AS 25.30.330, on a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes that (1) the child custody determination has not been […]
Sec. 25.30.490. Warrant to take physical custody of child.
(a) On the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is imminently likely either to suffer serious physical harm or to be removed from this state. (b) If […]
Sec. 25.30.500. Costs, fees, and expenses.
(a) To the extent authorized by court rules, the court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care expenses incurred during the course of the proceedings, unless […]
Sec. 25.30.510. Recognition and enforcement.
A court of this state shall give full faith and credit to an order issued by another state consistent with this chapter if the order enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under AS […]
Sec. 25.30.520. Appeals.
An appeal taken from a final order in a proceeding under AS 25.30.400 – 25.30.590 shall be given calendar priority to the extent allowed for other civil appellate cases and shall be handled expeditiously. Unless the court enters a temporary emergency order under AS 25.30.330, the enforcing court may not stay an order enforcing a […]
Sec. 25.30.590. Definitions.
In AS 25.30.400 – 25.30.590, (1) “petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for the return of the child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination; (2) “respondent” means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement […]
Sec. 25.30.410. Duty to enforce.
(a) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the court of the other state exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this chapter or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this chapter and the determination has not […]
Sec. 25.30.420. Temporary visitation.
(a) A court of this state that does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing (1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or (2) the visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation […]
Sec. 25.30.430. Registration of child custody determination.
(a) A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate court in this state (1) a letter or other document requesting registration; (2) two copies, including one certified copy, of the determination sought to […]