SB 51: "An Act relating to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, including jurisdiction by tribunals of the state, registration and proceedings related to support orders from other state tribunals, foreign support orders, foreign tribunals, and certain persons residing in foreign countries; relating to determination of parentage of a child; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 51 01 "An Act relating to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, including jurisdiction 02 by tribunals of the state, registration and proceedings related to support orders from 03 other state tribunals, foreign support orders, foreign tribunals, and certain persons 04 residing in foreign countries; relating to determination of parentage of a child; and 05 providing for an effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. AS 25.25.101 is amended to read: 08 Sec. 25.25.101. Definitions. In this chapter, 09 (1) "child" means an individual, whether over or under the age of 10 majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or 11 who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent; 12 (2) "child support order" means a support order for a child, including a 13 child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state or foreign
01 country; 02 (3) "convention" means the Convention on the International 03 Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, concluded at 04 The Hague on November 23, 2007; 05 (4) "duty of support" means an obligation imposed or imposable by 06 law to provide support for a child, spouse, or former spouse, including an unsatisfied 07 obligation to provide support; 08 (5) "foreign country" means a country, including a political 09 subdivision thereof, other than the United States, that authorizes the issuance of 10 support orders and 11 (A) that has been declared under the law of the United States 12 to be a foreign reciprocating country; 13 (B) that has established a reciprocal arrangement for child 14 support with this state as provided in AS 25.25.308; 15 (C) that has enacted a law or established procedures for the 16 issuance and enforcement of support orders that are substantially similar to 17 the procedures under this chapter; or 18 (D) in which the convention is in force with respect to the 19 United States; 20 (6) "foreign support order" means a support order of a foreign 21 tribunal; 22 (7) "foreign tribunal" means a court, administrative agency, or 23 quasi-judicial entity of a foreign country that is authorized to establish, enforce, or 24 modify support orders or to determine parentage of a child; the term "foreign 25 tribunal" includes a competent authority under the convention; 26 (8) [(4)] "home state" means the state or the foreign country in which 27 a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least six consecutive 28 months immediately preceding the time of filing of a complaint or comparable 29 pleading for support and, if a child is less than six months old, the state or the foreign 30 country in which the child lived from birth with a parent or person acting as a parent; 31 a period of temporary absence of a parent or person acting as a parent is counted as 32 part of the six-month or other period;
01 (9) [(5)] "income" includes earnings or other periodic entitlements to 02 money from any source and any other property subject to withholding for support 03 under the law of this state; 04 (10) [(6)] "income withholding order" means an order or other legal 05 process directed to an obligor, an obligor's employer, an obligor's future employer, or 06 another person, political subdivision, or department of the state, under AS 25.27 to 07 withhold support from the income of the obligor under AS 25.27; 08 (11) [(7) "INITIATING STATE" MEANS A STATE FROM WHICH 09 A PROCEEDING IS FORWARDED OR IN WHICH A PROCEEDING IS FILED 10 FOR FORWARDING TO A RESPONDING STATE UNDER THIS CHAPTER OR 11 A LAW OR PROCEDURE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THIS CHAPTER, OR 12 UNDER A LAW OR PROCEDURE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE 13 UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT OR THE 14 REVISED UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT; 15 (8)] "initiating tribunal" means the [AUTHORIZED] tribunal of a [IN 16 AN INITIATING] state or foreign country from which a complaint or comparable 17 pleading is forwarded or in which a complaint or comparable pleading is filed for 18 forwarding to another state or foreign country; 19 (12) "issuing foreign country" means the foreign country in which a 20 tribunal issues a support order or a judgment determining parentage of a child; 21 (13) [; (9)] "issuing state" means the state in which a tribunal issues a 22 support order or [RENDERS] a judgment determining parentage of a child; 23 (14) [(10)] "issuing tribunal" means the tribunal of a state or a foreign 24 country that issues a support order or [RENDERS] a judgment determining parentage 25 of a child; 26 (15) [(11)] "law" includes decisional and statutory law and rules and 27 regulations having the force of law; 28 (16) [(12)] "obligee" means 29 (A) an individual to whom a duty of support is or is alleged to 30 be owed or in whose favor a support order [HAS BEEN ISSUED] or a 31 judgment determining parentage of a child has been issued [RENDERED]; 32 (B) a foreign country, state, or political subdivision of a state
01 to which the rights under a duty of support or support order have been assigned 02 or that has independent claims based on financial assistance provided to an 03 individual obligee in place of child support; [OR] 04 (C) an individual seeking a judgment determining parentage of 05 the individual's child; or 06 (D) a person that is a creditor in a proceeding under 07 AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713; 08 (17) [(13)] "obligor" means an individual or the estate of a decedent 09 that [WHO] 10 (A) owes or is alleged to owe a duty of support; 11 (B) is alleged but has not been adjudicated to be a parent of a 12 child; [OR] 13 (C) is liable under a support order; or 14 (D) is a debtor in a proceeding under AS 25.25.701 - 15 25.25.713; 16 (18) "outside this state" means a location in another state or a 17 country other than the United States, whether or not the country is a foreign 18 country; 19 (19) "person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, 20 estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public 21 corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or 22 any other legal or commercial entity; 23 (20) "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible 24 medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in 25 perceivable form; 26 (21) [(14)] "register" means to file in a tribunal of this state a support 27 order or judgment determining parentage of a child issued in another state or a 28 foreign country [WITH A REGISTERING TRIBUNAL]; 29 (22) [(15)] "registering tribunal" means the tribunal in which a support 30 order or judgment determining parentage of a child is registered; 31 (23) [(16)] "responding state" means a state in which a complaint or 32 comparable pleading for support or to determine parentage of a child
01 [PROCEEDING] is filed or to which a complaint or comparable pleading 02 [PROCEEDING] is forwarded for filing from another [AN INITIATING] state or 03 foreign country [UNDER THIS CHAPTER OR A LAW OR PROCEDURE 04 SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THIS CHAPTER, OR UNDER A LAW OR 05 PROCEDURE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE UNIFORM RECIPROCAL 06 ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT OR THE REVISED UNIFORM 07 RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT]; 08 (24) [(17)] "responding tribunal" means the authorized tribunal in a 09 responding state or foreign country; 10 (25) [(18)] "spousal support order" means a support order for a spouse 11 or former spouse of the obligor; 12 (26) [(19)] "state" means a state of the United States, the District of 13 Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any 14 territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; the term 15 "state" includes an Indian nation or tribe [AND A FOREIGN JURISDICTION THAT 16 HAS ENACTED A LAW OR ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE 17 AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS THAT ARE SUBSTANTIALLY 18 SIMILAR TO THE PROCEDURES UNDER THIS CHAPTER OR UNDER THE 19 UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT OR THE 20 REVISED UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT]; 21 (27) [(20)] "support enforcement agency" means a public official, 22 governmental entity, or private agency authorized to [SEEK] 23 (A) seek enforcement of support orders or laws relating to the 24 duty of support; 25 (B) seek establishment or modification of child support orders; 26 (C) request determination of parentage of a child; [OR] 27 (D) attempt to locate [THE LOCATION OF] obligors or their 28 assets; or 29 (E) request determination of the controlling child support 30 order; 31 (28) [(21)] "support order" means a judgment, decree, [OR] order,
01 decision, or directive, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued in 02 a state or a foreign country for the benefit of a child, a spouse, or a former spouse, 03 that provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages, retroactive support, or 04 reimbursement for financial assistance provided to an individual obligee in place 05 of child support; the term "support order" [, AND] may include related costs and 06 fees, interest, income withholding, automatic adjustment, reasonable attorney fees, 07 and other relief; 08 (29) [(22)] "tribunal" means a court, administrative agency, or quasi- 09 judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to 10 determine parentage of a child. 11 * Sec. 2. AS 25.25.102 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 12 (b) The child support services agency under AS 25.27.010 is the support 13 enforcement agency of this state. 14 * Sec. 3. AS 25.25.103 is amended to read: 15 Sec. 25.25.103. Remedies cumulative. Remedies provided by this chapter are 16 cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the 17 recognition of a support order on the basis of comity. 18 * Sec. 4. AS 25.25.103 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 19 (b) This chapter does not 20 (1) provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support 21 order under the law of this state; or 22 (2) grant a tribunal of this state jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an 23 order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this chapter. 24 * Sec. 5. AS 25.25 is amended by adding a new section to read: 25 Sec. 25.25.104. Application of this chapter to resident of foreign country and 26 foreign support proceeding. (a) A tribunal of this state shall apply AS 25.25.101 - 27 25.25.616 and, as applicable, AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713, to a support proceeding involving 28 (1) a foreign support order; 29 (2) a foreign tribunal; or 30 (3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country. 31 (b) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support 32 order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of
01 AS 25.25.101 - 25.25.616. 02 (c) AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713 apply only to a support proceeding under the 03 convention. In a proceeding, if a provision of AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713 is inconsistent 04 with AS 25.25.101 - 25.25.616, AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713 controls. 05 * Sec. 6. AS 25.25.201 is amended to read: 06 Sec. 25.25.201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. In a proceeding to 07 establish or [,] enforce [, OR MODIFY] a support order or to determine parentage of a 08 child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident 09 individual or the individual's guardian or conservator if 10 (1) the individual is personally served with a citation, summons, or 11 notice within this state; 12 (2) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent in 13 a record, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having 14 the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction; 15 (3) the individual resided with the child in this state; 16 (4) the individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses 17 or support for the child; 18 (5) the child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of 19 the individual; 20 (6) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the 21 child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse; 22 (7) the individual acknowledged parentage of a child in a writing 23 deposited with the Bureau of Vital Statistics under AS 25.20.050; or 24 (8) there is another basis consistent with the constitutions of this state 25 and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction. 26 * Sec. 7. AS 25.25.201 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 27 (b) The bases of personal jurisdiction set out in (a) of this section or in any other 28 law of this state may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of this state 29 to modify a child support order of another state unless the requirements of AS 25.25.611 30 are met, or in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of AS 25.25.615 31 are met. 32 * Sec. 8. AS 25.25.202 is repealed and reenacted to read:
01 Sec. 25.25.202. Duration of personal jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction 02 acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this chapter or other law of this 03 state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, 04 exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as 05 provided by AS 25.25.205, 25.25.206, and 25.25.281. 06 * Sec. 9. AS 25.25.203 is amended to read: 07 Sec. 25.25.203. Initiating and responding tribunal of this state. Under this 08 chapter, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward 09 proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings 10 initiated in another state or a foreign country. 11 * Sec. 10. AS 25.25.204 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 25.25.204. Simultaneous proceedings [IN ANOTHER STATE]. (a) A 13 tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the 14 complaint or comparable pleading is filed after a complaint or comparable pleading is 15 filed in another state or a foreign country only if 16 (1) the complaint or comparable pleading in this state is filed before 17 the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a 18 responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the 19 foreign country; 20 (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in 21 the other state or the foreign country; and 22 (3) if relevant, this state is the home state of the child. 23 (b) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support 24 order if the complaint or comparable pleading is filed before a complaint or 25 comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if 26 (1) the complaint or comparable pleading in the other state or the 27 foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for 28 filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state; 29 (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in 30 this state; and 31 (3) if relevant, the other state or the foreign country is the home state 32 of the child.
01 * Sec. 11. AS 25.25.205(a) is amended to read: 02 (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child [ISSUING A] support order 03 consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive 04 jurisdiction to modify its [OVER A] child support order if the order is the 05 controlling order; and 06 (1) at the time of the filing of a request for modification, [AS 07 LONG AS] this state is [REMAINS] the residence of the obligor, the individual 08 obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or 09 (2) even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual 10 obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent 11 in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise 12 jurisdiction to modify its order [UNTIL EACH INDIVIDUAL PARTY HAS FILED 13 WRITTEN CONSENT WITH THE TRIBUNAL OF THIS STATE FOR A 14 TRIBUNAL OF ANOTHER STATE TO MODIFY THE ORDER AND ASSUME 15 CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION]. 16 * Sec. 12. AS 25.25.205(b) is amended to read: 17 (b) A tribunal of this state that has issued [ISSUING] a child support order 18 consistent with the law of this state may not exercise [ITS] continuing, exclusive 19 jurisdiction to modify the order if 20 (1) all of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with 21 the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at 22 least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence 23 of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or 24 (2) its order is not the controlling order [THE ORDER HAS BEEN 25 MODIFIED BY A TRIBUNAL OF ANOTHER STATE UNDER A LAW 26 SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THIS CHAPTER]. 27 * Sec. 13. AS 25.25.205(c) is repealed and reenacted to read: 28 (c) If a tribunal of another state that has issued a child support order under this 29 chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter that modifies a child support order of 30 a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive 31 jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state. 32 * Sec. 14. AS 25.25.205(d) is repealed and reenacted to read:
01 (d) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a 02 child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state 03 to modify a support order issued in that state. 04 * Sec. 15. AS 25.25.206(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent 06 with the laws of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of 07 another state to enforce 08 (1) the order if the order is the controlling order and has not been 09 modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction under this chapter; 10 or 11 (2) a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the 12 order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is 13 the controlling order [OR MODIFY A SUPPORT ORDER ISSUED IN THAT 14 STATE]. 15 * Sec. 16. AS 25.25.206(b) is amended to read: 16 (b) A tribunal of this state having continuing [, EXCLUSIVE] jurisdiction 17 over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce [OR MODIFY] the 18 order. [IF A PARTY SUBJECT TO THE CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE 19 JURISDICTION OF THE TRIBUNAL NO LONGER RESIDES IN THE ISSUING 20 STATE, IN SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS THE TRIBUNAL MAY APPLY 21 AS 25.25.316 TO RECEIVE EVIDENCE FROM ANOTHER STATE AND 22 AS 25.25.318 TO OBTAIN DISCOVERY THROUGH A TRIBUNAL OF 23 ANOTHER STATE.] 24 * Sec. 17. AS 25.25.207(b) is amended to read: 25 (b) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and two or more child support 26 orders have been issued by tribunals of this state, [OR] another state, or a foreign 27 country with regard to the same obligor and same child, a tribunal of this state having 28 personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and individual obligee shall apply the 29 following rules and by order shall determine [IN DETERMINING] which order 30 controls and must be recognized [TO RECOGNIZE FOR PURPOSES OF 31 CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION]: 32 (1) if only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive
01 jurisdiction under this chapter, the order of that tribunal is controlling and shall be 02 recognized; 03 (2) if more than one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive 04 jurisdiction under this chapter, 05 (A) an order issued by a tribunal in the current home state of 06 the child controls; or 07 (B) [SHALL BE RECOGNIZED, BUT,] if an order has not 08 been issued in the current home state of the child, the order most recently 09 issued controls [IS CONTROLLING AND SHALL BE RECOGNIZED]; 10 (3) if none of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive 11 jurisdiction under this chapter, the tribunal of this state [HAVING JURISDICTION 12 OVER THE PARTIES] shall issue a child support order, which controls [IS 13 CONTROLLING AND SHALL BE RECOGNIZED]. 14 * Sec. 18. AS 25.25.207(c) is amended to read: 15 (c) If two or more child support orders have been issued for the same obligor 16 and same child, upon request of a party who is an individual or that is a support 17 enforcement agency, [AND IF THE OBLIGOR OR THE INDIVIDUAL OBLIGEE 18 RESIDES IN THIS STATE, A PARTY MAY REQUEST] a tribunal of this state 19 having personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and the obligee who is an 20 individual shall [TO] determine which order controls [AND SHALL BE 21 RECOGNIZED] under (b) of this section. The request may be filed with a 22 registration for enforcement or a registration for modification under 23 AS 25.25.601 - 25.25.616 or may be filed as a separate proceeding [SHALL BE 24 ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFIED COPY OF EVERY SUPPORT ORDER IN 25 EFFECT. EVERY PARTY WHOSE RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY A 26 DETERMINATION OF THE CONTROLLING ORDER SHALL BE GIVEN 27 NOTICE OF THE REQUEST FOR THAT DETERMINATION]. 28 * Sec. 19. AS 25.25.207(d) is amended to read: 29 (d) The tribunal that issued the controlling order [THAT SHALL BE 30 RECOGNIZED AS CONTROLLING] under (a), (b), or (c) of this section [IS THE 31 TRIBUNAL THAT] has continuing [, EXCLUSIVE] jurisdiction to the extent
01 provided in AS 25.25.205 or 25.25.206 [IN ACCORDANCE WITH AS 25.25.205]. 02 * Sec. 20. AS 25.25.207(e) is amended to read: 03 (e) A tribunal of this state that determines by order, which is [THE 04 IDENTITY OF] the controlling child support order under (b)(1) or (2) or (c) of this 05 section, or that issues a new controlling child support order under (b)(3) of this 06 section, shall include in that order 07 (1) the basis upon which the tribunal made its determination; 08 (2) the amount of prospective support, if any; and 09 (3) the total amount of consolidated arrears and accrued interest, if 10 any, under all of the orders after all payments made are credited as provided by 11 AS 25.25.209. 12 * Sec. 21. AS 25.25.207(f) is amended to read: 13 (f) Within 30 days after issuance of the order determining which is [THE 14 IDENTITY OF] the controlling order, the party obtaining that order shall file a 15 certified copy of that order in [WITH] each tribunal that had issued or registered an 16 earlier order of child support. Failure of the party or the support enforcement 17 agency obtaining the order to file a certified copy as required under this subsection 18 subjects that party to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to 19 file arises, but that failure has no effect on the validity or enforceability of the 20 controlling order. 21 * Sec. 22. AS 25.25.207 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 22 (g) A request to determine which is the controlling order must be accompanied by 23 a copy of every child support order in effect and the applicable record of payments. The 24 requesting party shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be 25 affected by the determination. 26 (h) An order that has been determined to be the controlling order, or a judgment 27 for consolidated arrears of support and interest, if any, made under this section must be 28 recognized in proceedings under this chapter. 29 * Sec. 23. AS 25.25.208 is amended to read: 30 Sec. 25.25.208. Child [MULTIPLE CHILD] support orders for two or 31 more obligees. In responding to [MULTIPLE] registrations or complaints for 32 enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard
01 to the same obligor and different individual obligees, when at least one of the orders 02 was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this state 03 shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the [ MULTIPLE] orders had been 04 issued by a tribunal of this state. 05 * Sec. 24. AS 25.25.209 is amended to read: 06 Sec. 25.25.209. Credit for payments. A tribunal of this state shall credit 07 amounts [AMOUNTS] collected [AND CREDITED] for a particular period under 08 any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any 09 other child support order for support of the same child [A SUPPORT ORDER] 10 issued by a tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country [SHALL BE 11 CREDITED AGAINST THE AMOUNTS ACCRUING OR ACCRUED FOR THE 12 SAME PERIOD UNDER A SUPPORT ORDER ISSUED BY THE TRIBUNAL OF 13 THIS STATE]. 14 * Sec. 25. AS 25.25 is amended by adding new sections to read: 15 Sec. 25.25.280. Application of this chapter to nonresident subject to 16 personal jurisdiction. A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a 17 nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this state relating to 18 a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from 19 outside this state under AS 25.25.316, communicate with a tribunal outside this state 20 under AS 25.25.317, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state under 21 AS 25.25.318. In all other respects, AS 25.25.301 - 25.25.616 do not apply and the 22 tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state. 23 Sec. 25.25.281. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal 24 support order. (a) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent 25 with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal 26 support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. 27 (b) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by a 28 tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction 29 over that order under the law of that state or foreign country. 30 (c) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a 31 spousal support order may serve as
01 (1) an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce 02 the spousal support order issued in this state; or 03 (2) a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support 04 order. 05 * Sec. 26. AS 25.25.301(c) is amended to read: 06 (c) An individual or a support enforcement agency may initiate 07 [COMMENCE] a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a complaint or a 08 comparable pleading in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or 09 by filing a complaint or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or 10 a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent. 11 * Sec. 27. AS 25.25.303 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 25.25.303. Application of law of this state. Except as otherwise provided 13 in [BY] this chapter, a responding tribunal of this state shall 14 (1) apply the procedural and substantive law [, INCLUDING THE 15 RULES ON CHOICE OF LAW,] generally applicable to similar proceedings 16 originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available 17 in those proceedings; and 18 (2) determine the duty of support and the amount payable under the 19 law and support guidelines of this state. 20 * Sec. 28. AS 25.25.304 is amended to read: 21 Sec. 25.25.304. Duties of initiating tribunal. (a) Upon the filing of a 22 complaint or comparable pleading authorized by this chapter, an initiating tribunal of 23 this state shall forward [THREE COPIES OF] the complaint or comparable pleading 24 and its accompanying documents 25 (1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement 26 agency in the responding state; or 27 (2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state 28 information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the 29 appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged. 30 (b) If requested by the responding tribunal, [A RESPONDING STATE 31 HAS NOT ENACTED A LAW OR PROCEDURE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR
01 TO THIS CHAPTER,] a tribunal of this state shall [MAY] issue a certificate or other 02 documents and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the 03 responding tribunal [STATE] is in a foreign country, upon request 04 [JURISDICTION], the tribunal of this state shall [MAY] specify the amount of 05 support sought, convert the amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign 06 currency under applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, 07 and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the 08 responding foreign tribunal [STATE]. 09 * Sec. 29. AS 25.25.305(b) is amended to read: 10 (b) A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent not prohibited 11 [OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED] by law, may do one or more of the 12 following: 13 (1) establish [ISSUE] or enforce a support order, modify a child 14 support order, determine the controlling child support order, or [RENDER A 15 JUDGMENT] to determine parentage of the child; 16 (2) order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the 17 amount and the manner of compliance; 18 (3) order income withholding; 19 (4) determine the amount of any arrearages, and specify a method of 20 payment; 21 (5) enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both; 22 (6) set aside property for satisfaction of the support order; 23 (7) place liens and order execution on the obligor's property; 24 (8) order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's 25 current residential address, electronic mailing address, telephone number, employer, 26 address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment; 27 (9) issue a bench warrant for an obligor who has failed after proper 28 notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the bench warrant in any 29 local and state computer systems for criminal warrants; 30 (10) order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified 31 methods;
01 (11) award reasonable attorney fees and other fees and costs; and 02 (12) grant any other available remedy. 03 * Sec. 30. AS 25.25.305 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 04 (f) If requested to enforce a support order, arrears, or judgment or modify a 05 support order stated in a foreign currency, a responding tribunal of this state shall 06 convert the amount stated in the foreign currency to the equivalent amount in dollars 07 under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported. 08 * Sec. 31. AS 25.25.306 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 25.25.306. Inappropriate tribunal. If a complaint or comparable 10 pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal [IT] shall 11 forward the complaint or pleading, and accompanying documents, to an appropriate 12 tribunal in this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the 13 complaint or pleading was sent. 14 * Sec. 32. AS 25.25.307(b) is amended to read: 15 (b) In providing services under this chapter to the petitioner, the child support 16 services agency of this state shall [, AS APPROPRIATE,] 17 (1) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of [IN] 18 this state, [OR] another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the 19 respondent; 20 (2) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a 21 hearing; 22 (3) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, 23 including information as to income and property of the parties; 24 (4) send written notice from an initiating, responding, or registering 25 tribunal to the petitioner within five [TWO] days of receipt, exclusive of Saturdays, 26 Sundays, and legal holidays; 27 (5) send a copy of a [WRITTEN] communication in a record from the 28 respondent or the respondent's attorney to the petitioner within five [TWO] days of 29 receipt, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and 30 (6) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be 31 obtained.
01 * Sec. 33. AS 25.25.307 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 02 (d) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child 03 support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable 04 efforts 05 (1) to ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or 06 (2) if two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the 07 controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for the determination is 08 made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so. 09 (e) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and 10 enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall 11 convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars 12 under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported. 13 (f) A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of 14 this state to issue a child support order and an income withholding order that redirect 15 payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support 16 enforcement agency of another state under AS 25.25.319. 17 * Sec. 34. AS 25.25 is amended by adding a new section to read: 18 Sec. 25.25.308. Duty of the Department of Revenue. (a) If the Department of 19 Revenue determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to 20 provide services to an individual, the Department of Revenue may order the agency to 21 perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the 22 individual. 23 (b) The Department of Revenue may determine that a foreign country has 24 established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate 25 action for notification of the determination. 26 * Sec. 35. AS 25.25.310 is amended to read: 27 Sec. 25.25.310. Duties of state information and locator agency. The child 28 support services agency is the state information agency under this chapter, and it shall 29 (1) compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the 30 tribunals in this state that have jurisdiction under this chapter and the appropriate 31 agency offices in this state and transmit a copy to the state information agency of 32 every other state;
01 (2) maintain a register of names and addresses of tribunals and 02 support enforcement agencies received from other states; 03 (3) forward to the appropriate tribunal in this state all documents 04 concerning a proceeding under this chapter received from an initiating tribunal or the 05 state information agency of the initiating state; and 06 (4) obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the 07 obligor's property within this state that is not exempt from execution by postal 08 verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, 09 requests for the obligor's address from employers, and examination of governmental 10 records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real 11 property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver's licenses, 12 and social security. 13 * Sec. 36. AS 25.25.311(a) is amended to read: 14 (a) In a proceeding under this chapter, a [A] petitioner seeking to establish 15 [OR MODIFY] a support order [OR] to determine parentage of a child or to register 16 and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country 17 [IN A PROCEEDING UNDER THIS CHAPTER] shall file a [VERIFY THE] 18 complaint or comparable pleading. Unless otherwise ordered under AS 25.25.312, or 19 otherwise prohibited by law, the complaint or comparable pleading or accompanying 20 documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential address, and social 21 security numbers of the obligor and the obligee or the parent and the alleged parent, 22 and the name, sex, residential address, social security number, and date of birth of 23 each child for whose benefit [WHOM SUPPORT] is sought or whose parentage is 24 to be determined. Unless filed at the time of registration, the [THE] complaint or 25 comparable pleading must be accompanied by a [CERTIFIED] copy of any support 26 order known to have been issued by another tribunal [IN EFFECT]. The complaint 27 or comparable pleading may include other information that may assist in locating or 28 identifying the respondent. 29 * Sec. 37. AS 25.25.312 is repealed and reenacted to read: 30 Sec. 25.25.312. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. 31 If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty 32 of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information,
01 that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. 02 After a hearing in which a tribunal takes into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of 03 the party or child, the tribunal may order disclosure of information that the tribunal 04 determines to be in the interest of justice. 05 * Sec. 38. AS 25.25.313(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess 07 against an obligor filing fees, including fees that were waived under (a) of this section, 08 reasonable attorney fees, other costs, necessary travel expenses, and other reasonable 09 expenses incurred by the obligee and the obligee's witnesses. The tribunal may not 10 assess fees, costs, or expenses against the obligee or the support enforcement agency 11 of either the initiating or the responding state or foreign country except as required 12 by other law or court rule. Attorney fees may be taxed as costs, and may be ordered 13 paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name. 14 Payment of support owed to the obligee has priority over fees, costs, and expenses 15 assessed under this subsection. 16 * Sec. 39. AS 25.25.314(a) is amended to read: 17 (a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter before a 18 responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney, or through services 19 provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal jurisdiction 20 over the petitioner in another proceeding. 21 * Sec. 40. AS 25.25.316(a) is amended to read: 22 (a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual [THE 23 PETITIONER] in a [RESPONDING] tribunal of this state is not required for the 24 establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or the rendition of a 25 judgment determining parentage of a child. 26 * Sec. 41. AS 25.25.316(b) is amended to read: 27 (b) An [A VERIFIED COMPLAINT OR COMPARABLE PLEADING,] 28 affidavit, a document substantially complying with federally mandated forms, or 29 [AND] a document incorporated by reference in any of them, which would not be 30 excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given 31 under penalty of perjury [OATH] by a party or witness residing outside this [IN 32 ANOTHER] state.
01 * Sec. 42. AS 25.25.316(d) is amended to read: 02 (d) Copies of bills for testing for parentage of a child, and for prenatal and 03 postnatal health care of the mother and child, furnished to the adverse party at least 10 04 days before trial or other proceeding, are admissible in evidence to prove the amount 05 of the charges billed and that the charges were reasonable, necessary, and customary. 06 * Sec. 43. AS 25.25.316(e) is amended to read: 07 (e) Documentary evidence transmitted from outside this [ANOTHER] state to 08 a tribunal of this state by telephone, facsimile [TELECOPIER], or other electronic 09 means that do not provide an original record [WRITING] may not be excluded from 10 evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission. 11 * Sec. 44. AS 25.25.316(f) is amended to read: 12 (f) In a proceeding under this chapter, a tribunal of this state shall [MAY] 13 permit a party or witness residing outside this [IN ANOTHER] state to be deposed or 14 to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means at a designated 15 tribunal or other location [IN THAT STATE]. A tribunal of this state shall cooperate 16 with other tribunals [OF OTHER STATES] in designating an appropriate location for 17 the deposition or testimony. 18 * Sec. 45. AS 25.25.316 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 19 (j) A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, certified as a true copy, is 20 admissible to establish parentage of the child. 21 * Sec. 46. AS 25.25.317 is amended to read: 22 Sec. 25.25.317. Communications between tribunals. A tribunal of this state 23 may communicate with a tribunal outside this [OF ANOTHER] state in a record 24 [WRITING], or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information 25 concerning the laws [OF THAT STATE], the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or 26 order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding [IN THE OTHER STATE]. A 27 tribunal of this state may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal 28 outside this [OF ANOTHER] state. 29 * Sec. 47. AS 25.25.318 is amended to read: 30 Sec. 25.25.318. Assistance with discovery. A tribunal of this state may 31 (1) request a tribunal outside this [OF ANOTHER] state to assist in 32 obtaining discovery; and
01 (2) upon request, compel a person over which [WHOM] it has 02 jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this [OF 03 ANOTHER] state. 04 * Sec. 48. AS 25.25.319 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 25.25.319. Receipt and disbursement of payments. The child support 06 services agency of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts received under a 07 support order, as directed by the order. The agency shall furnish to a requesting party 08 or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a certified statement by the custodian 09 of the record of the amounts and dates of all payments received. 10 * Sec. 49. AS 25.25.319 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 11 (b) If neither the obligor, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the child 12 resides in this state, upon request from the support enforcement agency of this state or 13 another state, the support enforcement agency of this state or a tribunal of this state shall 14 (1) direct that the support payment be made to the support enforcement 15 agency in the state in which the obligee is receiving services; and 16 (2) issue and send to the obligor's employer a conforming income 17 withholding order or an administrative notice of change of payee, reflecting the redirected 18 payments. 19 (c) The support enforcement agency of this state receiving redirected payments 20 from another state under a law similar to (b) of this section shall furnish to a requesting 21 party or tribunal of the other state a certified statement by the custodian of the record of 22 the amount and dates of all payments received. 23 * Sec. 50. AS 25.25.401(a) is amended to read: 24 (a) If a child support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not 25 been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the 26 parties may issue a child support order if 27 (1) the individual seeking the order resides outside this [IN 28 ANOTHER] state; or 29 (2) the support enforcement agency seeking the order is located 30 outside this [IN ANOTHER] state. 31 * Sec. 51. AS 25.25.401(b) is repealed and reenacted to read: 32 (b) The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if the tribunal
01 determines that an order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is 02 (1) a presumed father of the child; 03 (2) petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated; 04 (3) identified as the father of the child through genetic testing; 05 (4) an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing; 06 (5) shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; 07 (6) an acknowledged father in accordance with AS 25.20.050; 08 (7) the mother of the child; or 09 (8) an individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous 10 proceeding and the order has not been reversed or vacated. 11 * Sec. 52. AS 25.25 is amended by adding a new section to read: 12 Sec. 25.25.402. Proceeding to determine parentage. A tribunal of this state 13 authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a 14 proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this chapter or a law or 15 procedure substantially similar to this chapter. 16 * Sec. 53. AS 25.25.501 is amended to read: 17 Sec. 25.25.501. Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another 18 state. An income withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on 19 behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency to the person [OR 20 ENTITY] defined as the obligor's employer under AS 25.27 without first filing a 21 complaint or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this state. 22 * Sec. 54. AS 25.25.502(c) is amended to read: 23 (c) Except as provided by (d) of this section and AS 25.25.503, the employer 24 shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by 25 complying with the terms of the order, as applicable, that specify 26 (1) the duration and the amount of periodic payments of current child 27 support, stated as a sum certain; 28 (2) the person [OR AGENCY] designated to receive payments and the 29 address to which the payments are to be forwarded; 30 (3) medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payment, 31 stated as a sum certain, or an order to the obligor to provide health insurance coverage 32 for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment;
01 (4) the amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support 02 enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal, and the obligee's attorney, stated as sums 03 certain; and 04 (5) the amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on 05 arrearages, stated as sums certain. 06 * Sec. 55. AS 25.25.503 is amended to read: 07 Sec. 25.25.503. Employer's compliance [COMPLIANCE] with two or 08 more [MULTIPLE] income withholding orders. If an obligor's employer receives 09 two or more [MULTIPLE] orders to withhold support from the earnings of the same 10 obligor, the employer shall be considered to have satisfied the terms of the 11 [MULTIPLE] orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor's 12 principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating 13 income withheld for two or more [MULTIPLE] child support orders. 14 * Sec. 56. AS 25.25.504 is amended to read: 15 Sec. 25.25.504. Immunity from civil liability. An employer that [WHO] 16 complies with an income withholding order issued in another state in accordance with 17 AS 25.25.501 - 25.25.505 is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency 18 with regard to the employer's withholding of child support from the obligor's income. 19 * Sec. 57. AS 25.25.505 is amended to read: 20 Sec. 25.25.505. Penalties for noncompliance. An employer that [WHO] 21 wilfully fails to comply with an income withholding order issued in [BY] another state 22 and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for 23 noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state. 24 * Sec. 58. AS 25.25.506 is amended to read: 25 Sec. 25.25.506. Contest by obligor. (a) An obligor may contest the validity or 26 enforcement of an income withholding order issued in another state and received 27 directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this 28 state and filing a contest to that order as provided in AS 25.25.601 - 25.25.616 or 29 otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order were issued by a 30 tribunal of this state. The provisions of AS 25.25.604 apply to the contest. 31 (b) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to
01 (1) a support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee; 02 (2) each employer that has directly received an income withholding 03 order relating to the obligor; and 04 (3) if 05 (A) a person [OR AN AGENCY] is designated to receive 06 payments in the income withholding order, to that person or agency; or 07 (B) no person [OR AGENCY] is designated to receive 08 payments in the income withholding order, to the obligee. 09 * Sec. 59. AS 25.25.507(a) is amended to read: 10 (a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support 11 order or an income withholding order, or both, issued in [BY A TRIBUNAL OF] 12 another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for 13 registering the order to the child support services agency of this state. 14 * Sec. 60. AS 25.25.601 is amended to read: 15 Sec. 25.25.601. Registration of order for enforcement. A support order or 16 [AN] income withholding order issued in [BY A TRIBUNAL OF] another state or a 17 foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement. 18 * Sec. 61. AS 25.25.602(a) is amended to read: 19 (a) Except as provided in AS 25.25.706, a [A] support order or income 20 withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in 21 this state by sending the following records [DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION] 22 to a tribunal of this state: 23 (1) a letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and 24 enforcement; 25 (2) two copies, including one certified copy, of the order [ALL 26 ORDERS] to be registered, including any modification of the [AN] order; 27 (3) a sworn statement by the person requesting [PARTY SEEKING] 28 registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the 29 amount of any arrearage; 30 (4) the name of the obligor and, if known, 31 (A) the obligor's address and social security number;
01 (B) the name and address of the obligor's employer and any 02 other source of income of the obligor; and 03 (C) a description and the location of property in this state of the 04 obligor not exempt from execution; and 05 (5) except as otherwise provided in AS 25.25.312, the name and 06 address of the obligee and, if applicable, the [AGENCY OR] person to whom support 07 payments are to be remitted. 08 * Sec. 62. AS 25.25.602(b) is amended to read: 09 (b) On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall file the 10 order as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order [A 11 FOREIGN JUDGMENT], together with one copy of the documents and information, 12 regardless of their form. 13 * Sec. 63. AS 25.25.602 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 14 (d) If two or more orders are in effect, the person requesting registration shall 15 (1) furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in 16 effect in addition to the documents specified in this section; 17 (2) specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and 18 (3) specify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any. 19 (e) A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed 20 separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and 21 modification. The person requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each 22 party whose rights may be affected by the determination. 23 * Sec. 64. AS 25.25.603 is amended to read: 24 Sec. 25.25.603. Effect of registration for enforcement. (a) A support order or 25 income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is 26 registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state. 27 (b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is 28 enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order 29 issued by a tribunal of this state. 30 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter [AS 25.25.601 - 25.25.612], 31 a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered 32 support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
01 * Sec. 65. AS 25.25.604 is amended to read: 02 Sec. 25.25.604. Choice of law. (a) Except as otherwise provided in (d) of 03 this section, the [THE] law of the issuing state or foreign country governs 04 (1) the nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under 05 a registered support order; 06 (2) [AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF SUPPORT AND] the 07 computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages 08 under the support order; and 09 (3) the existence and satisfaction of other obligations under the 10 support order. 11 (b) In a proceeding for arrears under a registered support order 12 [ARREARAGES], the statute of limitation [UNDER THE LAWS] of this state or of 13 the issuing state or foreign country, whichever is longer, applies. 14 * Sec. 66. AS 25.25.604 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 15 (c) A responding tribunal of this state shall apply the procedures and remedies 16 of this state to enforce current support and collect arrears and interest due on a support 17 order of another state or a foreign country registered in this state. 18 (d) After a tribunal of this state or another state determines which is the 19 controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrears, if any, a tribunal of this 20 state shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the 21 controlling order, including its law on interest on arrears, on current and future 22 support, and on consolidated arrears. 23 * Sec. 67. AS 25.25.605 is amended to read: 24 Sec. 25.25.605. Notice of registration of order. (a) When a support order or 25 income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is 26 registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. 27 The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents 28 and relevant information accompanying the order. 29 (b) A [THE] notice must inform the nonregistering party 30 (1) that a registered order is enforceable as of the date of registration in 31 the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state;
01 (2) that a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the 02 registered order must be requested within 20 days after notice unless the registered 03 order is under AS 25.25.707; 04 (3) that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered 05 order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of 06 the order and the alleged arrearages and precludes further contest of that order with 07 respect to any matter that could have been asserted; and 08 (4) of the amount of alleged arrearages. 09 (c) Upon registration of an income withholding order for enforcement, the 10 support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's 11 employer under AS 25.27. 12 * Sec. 68. AS 25.25.605 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 13 (d) If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in effect, a 14 notice must also 15 (1) identify the two or more orders and the order alleged by the 16 registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any; 17 (2) notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of 18 which is the controlling order; 19 (3) state that the procedures provided in (b) of this section apply to the 20 determination of which is the controlling order; and 21 (4) state that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order 22 alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that 23 the order is the controlling order. 24 * Sec. 69. AS 25.25.606(a) is amended to read: 25 (a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a 26 registered order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by 27 AS 25.25.605 [20 DAYS AFTER THE NOTICE OF THE REGISTRATION]. The 28 nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert a defense to an 29 allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the remedies being 30 sought or the amount of alleged arrearages under AS 25.25.607. 31 * Sec. 70. AS 25.25.606(b) is amended to read:
01 (b) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of 02 the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation 03 of law. 04 * Sec. 71. AS 25.25.607 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 25.25.607. Contest of registration or enforcement. (a) A party 06 contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to 07 vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following 08 defenses: 09 (1) the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting 10 party; 11 (2) the order was obtained by fraud; 12 (3) the order has been vacated, suspended, or modified by a later order; 13 (4) the issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal; 14 (5) there is a defense under the law of this state to the remedy sought; 15 (6) full or partial payment has been made; [OR] 16 (7) the statute of limitation under AS 25.25.604 precludes enforcement 17 of some or all of the alleged arrearages; or 18 (8) the alleged controlling order is not the controlling order. 19 (b) If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under (a) 20 of this section, the tribunal may stay enforcement of a [THE] registered support 21 order, continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence, 22 and issue other appropriate orders. An uncontested portion of the registered support 23 order may be enforced by all remedies available under the law of this state. 24 (c) If the contesting party does not establish a defense under (a) of this section 25 to the validity or enforcement of a registered support [THE] order, the registering 26 tribunal shall issue an order confirming the order. 27 * Sec. 72. AS 25.25.608 is amended to read: 28 Sec. 25.25.608. Confirmed order. Confirmation of a registered support order, 29 whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of 30 the order with respect to a matter that could have been asserted at the time of 31 registration.
01 * Sec. 73. AS 25.25.610 is amended to read: 02 Sec. 25.25.610. Effect of registration for modification. A tribunal of this 03 state may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of 04 modification in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this 05 state, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of 06 AS 25.25.611 or 25.25.613 have been met. 07 * Sec. 74. AS 25.25.611(a) is amended to read: 08 (a) If AS 25.25.613 does not apply, upon complaint or comparable 09 pleading a tribunal of this state may modify [AFTER] a child support order issued 10 in another state that is [HAS BEEN] registered in this state, [UNLESS THE 11 PROVISIONS OF AS 25.25.613 APPLY, THE RESPONDING TRIBUNAL OF 12 THIS STATE MAY MODIFY THAT ORDER ONLY] if, after notice and an 13 opportunity for hearing, the tribunal [IT] finds that 14 (1) the following requirements are met: 15 (A) neither the child, nor the [INDIVIDUAL] obligee who is 16 an individual, nor [AND] the obligor resides [DO NOT RESIDE] in the 17 issuing state; 18 (B) a petitioner who is not a resident of this state seeks 19 modification; and 20 (C) the respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the 21 tribunal of this state; or 22 (2) this state is the residence of the child, or a party who is an 23 individual, is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal and all of the parties 24 who are individuals have filed consents in a record [A WRITTEN CONSENT] in the 25 issuing tribunal providing that a tribunal of this state may modify the support order 26 and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction [OVER THE ORDER; HOWEVER, IF 27 THE ISSUING STATE IS A FOREIGN JURISDICTION THAT HAS NOT 28 ENACTED A LAW OR PROCEDURE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THIS 29 CHAPTER, THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDING IN THIS 30 STATE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE TRIBUNAL TO ASSUME JURISDICTION 31 TO MODIFY THE CHILD SUPPORT ORDER].
01 * Sec. 75. AS 25.25.611(c) is amended to read: 02 (c) A tribunal of this state may not modify any aspect of a child support order 03 that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state, including the duration of 04 the obligation of support. If two or more tribunals have issued child support orders 05 for the same obligor and child, the order that is controlling and must be recognized 06 under the provisions of AS 25.25.207 establishes the nonmodifiable aspects of the 07 support order. 08 * Sec. 76. AS 25.25.611(d) is amended to read: 09 (d) On issuance of an order by a tribunal of this state modifying a child 10 support order issued in another state, the [A] tribunal of this state becomes the tribunal 11 of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction. 12 * Sec. 77. AS 25.25.611 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 13 (f) In a proceeding to modify a child support order, the law of the state that is 14 determined to have issued the initial controlling order governs the duration of the 15 obligation of support. The obligor's fulfillment of the duty of support established by 16 that order precludes imposition of a further obligation of support by a tribunal of this 17 state. 18 (g) Notwithstanding (a) - (d) and (f) of this section and AS 25.25.201(b), a 19 tribunal of this state retains jurisdiction to modify an order issued by a tribunal of this 20 state if 21 (1) one party resides in another state; and 22 (2) the other party resides outside the United States. 23 * Sec. 78. AS 25.25.612 is amended to read: 24 Sec. 25.25.612. Recognition of order modified in another state. If a child 25 support order issued by a [A] tribunal of this state is modified [SHALL 26 RECOGNIZE A MODIFICATION OF ITS EARLIER CHILD SUPPORT ORDER] 27 by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate 28 Family and Support Act, a tribunal of this state [THIS CHAPTER OR A LAW OR 29 PROCEDURE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THIS CHAPTER AND, UPON 30 REQUEST, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER, SHALL] 31 (1) may enforce its [THE] order that was modified only as to arrears
01 and interest [AMOUNTS] accruing before the modification; 02 (2) may [ENFORCE ONLY NONMODIFIABLE ASPECTS OF 03 THAT ORDER; 04 (3)] provide [OTHER] appropriate relief [ONLY] for violations of its 05 [THAT] order that occurred before the effective date of the modification; and 06 (3) shall [(4)] recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon 07 registration, for the purpose of enforcement. 08 * Sec. 79. AS 25.25 is amended by adding new sections to read: 09 Sec. 25.25.615. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign 10 country. (a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 25.25.711, if a foreign country lacks 11 or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order under its laws, a 12 tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and 13 bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the 14 consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual 15 under AS 25.25.611 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is 16 a resident of this state or of the foreign country. 17 (b) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child- 18 support order under this section is the controlling order. 19 Sec. 25.25.616. Procedure to register child support order of foreign 20 country for modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, 21 or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-support order not under the convention may 22 register that order in this state under AS 25.25.601 - 25.25.608 if the order has not 23 been registered. A complaint or comparable pleading for modification may be filed at 24 the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The complaint or 25 comparable pleading must specify the grounds for modification. 26 * Sec. 80. AS 25.25.701 is repealed and reenacted to read: 27 Sec. 25.25.701. Definitions. In AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713, 28 (1) "application" means a request under the convention by an obligee 29 or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from 30 another central authority; 31 (2) "central authority" means the entity designated by the United States
01 or a foreign country described in AS 25.25.101(5)(D) to perform the functions 02 specified in the convention; 03 (3) "convention support order" means a support order of a tribunal of a 04 foreign country described in AS 25.25.101(5)(D); 05 (4) "direct request" means a complaint or comparable pleading filed by 06 an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor, or 07 child residing outside the United States; 08 (5) "foreign central authority" means the entity designated by a foreign 09 country described in AS 25.25.101(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the 10 convention; 11 (6) "foreign support agreement" 12 (A) means an agreement for support in a record that is 13 enforceable as a support order in the country of origin and has been 14 (i) formally drawn up or registered as an authentic 15 instrument by a foreign tribunal; or 16 (ii) authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed 17 with a foreign tribunal and may be reviewed and modified by a foreign 18 tribunal; 19 (B) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic 20 instrument under the convention; 21 (7) "United States central authority" means the Secretary of the United 22 States Department of Health and Human Services. 23 * Sec. 81. AS 25.25 is amended by adding new sections to read: 24 Sec. 25.25.702. Applicability. AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713 apply only to a 25 support proceeding under the convention. In a proceeding, if a provision of 26 AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713 is inconsistent with AS 25.25.101 - 25.25.616, 27 AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713 controls. 28 Sec. 25.25.703. Relationship of child support services agency to United 29 States central authority. The child support services agency of this state is recognized 30 as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific 31 functions under the convention.
01 Sec. 25.25.704. Initiation by child support services agency of support 02 proceeding under convention. (a) In a support proceeding under AS 25.25.701 - 03 25.25.713, the child support services agency of this state shall 04 (1) transmit and receive applications; and 05 (2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an 06 application in a tribunal of this state. 07 (b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the 08 convention: 09 (1) recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support 10 order; 11 (2) enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state; 12 (3) establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, 13 including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child; 14 (4) establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support 15 order is refused under AS 25.25.708(b)(2), (4), or (9); 16 (5) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and 17 (6) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a 18 foreign country. 19 (c) The following support proceedings are available under the convention to 20 an obligor against which there is an existing support order: 21 (1) recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an 22 existing support order of a tribunal of this state; 23 (2) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and 24 (3) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a 25 foreign country. 26 (d) A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond, or deposit, however 27 described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the 28 convention. 29 Sec. 25.25.705. Direct request. (a) An individual may file a direct request 30 seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage 31 of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies.
01 (b) An individual may file a direct request seeking recognition and 02 enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, AS 25.25.706 03 - 25.25.713 apply. 04 (c) In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a convention support 05 order or foreign support agreement, 06 (1) a security, bond, or deposit is not required to guarantee the 07 payment of costs and expenses; and 08 (2) an obligee or obligor that in the issuing country has benefited from 09 free legal assistance is entitled to benefit, at least to the same extent, from any free 10 legal assistance provided for by the law of this state under the same circumstances. 11 (d) An individual filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the 12 child support services agency. 13 (e) AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713 do not prevent the application of laws of this 14 state that provide simplified, more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for 15 recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement. 16 Sec. 25.25.706. Registration of convention support order. (a) Except as 17 otherwise provided in AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713, a party who is an individual or a 18 support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall 19 register the order in this state as provided in AS 25.25.601 - 25.25.616. 20 (b) Notwithstanding AS 25.25.311 and 25.25.602(a), a request for registration 21 of a convention support order must be accompanied by 22 (1) a complete text of the support order or an abstract or extract of the 23 support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be in the form 24 recommended by The Hague Conference on Private International Law; 25 (2) a record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing 26 country; 27 (3) if the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the 28 proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the 29 respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that 30 the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in 31 a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal;
01 (4) a record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date the 02 amount was calculated; 03 (5) a record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the 04 amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate 05 calculations; and 06 (6) if necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant 07 received free legal assistance in the issuing country. 08 (c) A request for registration of a convention support order may seek 09 recognition and partial enforcement of the order. 10 (d) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a convention support 11 order without the filing of a contest under AS 25.25.707 only if, acting on its own 12 motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be 13 manifestly incompatible with public policy. 14 (e) The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the 15 order vacating the registration of a convention support order. 16 Sec. 25.25.707. Contest of registered convention support order. (a) Except 17 as otherwise provided in AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713, AS 25.25.605 - 25.25.608 apply to 18 a contest of a registered convention support order. 19 (b) A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest 20 not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does 21 not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later than 60 days after 22 notice of the registration. 23 (c) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered convention support 24 order by the time specified in (b) of this section, the order is enforceable. 25 (d) A contest of a registered convention support order may be based only on 26 grounds set out in AS 25.25.708. The contesting party bears the burden of proof. 27 (e) In a contest of a registered convention support order, a tribunal of this state 28 (1) is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based 29 its jurisdiction; and 30 (2) may not review the merits of the order. 31 (f) A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered convention
01 support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision. 02 (g) A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a 03 convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances. 04 Sec. 25.25.708. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention 05 support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this section, a tribunal of 06 this state shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order. 07 (b) The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this 08 state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered convention support order: 09 (1) recognition and enforcement of the order is manifestly 10 incompatible with public policy, including the failure of the issuing tribunal to observe 11 minimum standards of due process, which include notice and an opportunity to be 12 heard; 13 (2) the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction consistent with 14 AS 25.25.201; 15 (3) the order is not enforceable in the issuing country; 16 (4) the order was obtained by fraud in connection with a matter of 17 procedure; 18 (5) a record transmitted in accordance with AS 25.25.706 lacks 19 authenticity or integrity; 20 (6) a proceeding between the same parties and having the same 21 purpose is pending before a tribunal of this state and that proceeding was the first to be 22 filed; 23 (7) the order is incompatible with a more recent support order 24 involving the same parties and having the same purpose if the more recent support 25 order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state; 26 (8) payment, to the extent alleged arrears have been paid in whole or in 27 part; 28 (9) in a case in which the respondent neither appeared nor was 29 represented in the proceeding in the issuing foreign country, 30 (A) if the law of that country provides for prior notice of 31 proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the proceedings and
01 an opportunity to be heard; or 02 (B) if the law of that country does not provide for prior notice 03 of the proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the order and 04 an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a 05 tribunal; or 06 (10) the order was made in violation of AS 25.25.711. 07 (c) If a tribunal of this state does not recognize a convention support order 08 under (b)(2), (4), or (9) of this section, 09 (1) the tribunal may not dismiss the proceeding without allowing a 10 reasonable time for a party to request the establishment of a new convention support 11 order; and 12 (2) the child support services agency shall take all appropriate 13 measures to request a child support order for the obligee if the application for 14 recognition and enforcement was received under AS 25.25.704. 15 Sec. 25.25.709. Partial enforcement. If a tribunal of this state does not 16 recognize and enforce a convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any 17 severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and 18 partial enforcement of a convention support order. 19 Sec. 25.25.710. Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided 20 in (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a 21 foreign support agreement registered in this state. 22 (b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a 23 foreign support agreement must be accompanied by 24 (1) a complete text of the foreign support agreement; and 25 (2) a record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as 26 an order of support in the issuing country. 27 (c) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support 28 agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and 29 enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy. 30 (d) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may 31 refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds
01 (1) recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly 02 incompatible with public policy; 03 (2) the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification; 04 (3) the agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the 05 same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state, or a foreign 06 country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this 07 chapter in this state; or 08 (4) the record submitted under (b) of this section lacks authenticity or 09 integrity. 10 (e) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support 11 agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the 12 agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. 13 Sec. 25.25.711. Modification of convention child support order. (a) A 14 tribunal of this state may not modify a convention child support order if the obligee 15 remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless 16 (1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, 17 either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case, without objecting to the 18 jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or 19 (2) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to 20 modify its support order or issue a new support order. 21 (b) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child support order 22 because the order is not recognized in this state, AS 25.25.708(c) applies. 23 Sec. 25.25.712. Personal information; limit on use. Personal information 24 gathered or transmitted under AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713 may be used only for the 25 purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted. 26 Sec. 25.25.713. Record original language; English translation. A record 27 filed with a tribunal of this state under AS 25.25.701 - 25.25.713 must be in the 28 original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English 29 translation. 30 * Sec. 82. AS 25.25.801(a) is amended to read: 31 (a) The governor or a designee of the governor may
01 (1) demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual 02 found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to 03 provide for the support of an obligee; or 04 (2) on the demand of [BY] the governor of another state, surrender an 05 individual found in this state who is charged criminally in the other state with having 06 failed to provide for the support of an obligee. 07 * Sec. 83. AS 25.25.802(a) is amended to read: 08 (a) Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an 09 individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support 10 of an obligee, the governor of this state or the designee of the governor may require a 11 prosecutor of this state to demonstrate that the obligee had initiated proceedings for 12 support under this chapter at least 60 days previously or that the proceeding would be 13 of no avail. 14 * Sec. 84. AS 25.25.802(b) is amended to read: 15 (b) If, under this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter, or the 16 former provisions of this chapter, [THE UNIFORM RECIPROCAL 17 ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT, OR THE REVISED UNIFORM 18 RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT,] the governor of another state 19 makes a demand that the governor of this state surrender an individual charged 20 criminally in that state with having failed to provide for the support of a child or other 21 individual to whom a duty of support is owed, the governor or a designee of the 22 governor may require a prosecutor to investigate the demand and report whether a 23 proceeding for support has been initiated or would be effective. If it appears that a 24 proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated, the governor or designee 25 may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a 26 proceeding. 27 * Sec. 85. AS 25.25.901 is amended to read: 28 Sec. 25.25.901. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying 29 and construing this [THIS] chapter consideration must be given to the need to 30 promote uniformity of [SHALL BE APPLIED AND CONSTRUED TO 31 EFFECTUATE ITS GENERAL PURPOSE TO MAKE UNIFORM] the law with
01 respect to its [THE] subject matter [OF THIS CHAPTER] among states that enact 02 [ENACTING] it. 03 * Sec. 86. AS 25.25.205(f), 25.25.206(c), 25.25.301(b), and 25.25.401(c) are repealed. 04 * Sec. 87. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 05 read: 06 APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to proceedings begun on or after the effective 07 date of this Act to establish a support order or determine parentage of a child or to register, 08 recognize, enforce, or modify a prior support order, determination, or agreement, whenever 09 issued or entered. 10 * Sec. 88. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 11 read: 12 TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. The Department of Revenue may adopt regulations 13 necessary to implement the changes made by this Act. The regulations take effect under 14 AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before July 1, 2015. 15 * Sec. 89. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 16 read: 17 REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. The revisor of statutes is requested to change the 18 (1) heading of art. 5 of AS 25.25 from "Direct Enforcement of Order of 19 Another State Without Registration" to "Enforcement of Support Order Without 20 Registration"; 21 (2) heading of art. 6 of AS 25.25 "Enforcement and Modification of Support 22 Order After Registration" to "Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order"; 23 (3) heading of art. 7 of AS 25.25 from "Determination of Parentage" to 24 "Support Proceeding Under Convention"; 25 (4) catch line for AS 25.25.102 from "Tribunals of this state" to "State tribunal 26 and support enforcement"; 27 (5) catch line for AS 25.25.205 from "Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction" to 28 "Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order"; 29 (6) catch line for AS 25.25.206 from "Enforcement and modification of 30 support order by tribunal having continuing jurisdiction" to "Continuing jurisdiction to 31 enforce child support order";
01 (7) catch line for AS 25.25.207 from "Recognition of controlling child support 02 order" to "Determination of controlling child support order"; 03 (8) catch line for AS 25.25.302 from "Action by minor parent" to "Proceeding 04 by minor parent"; 05 (9) catch line for AS 25.25.606 from "Procedure to contest validity or 06 enforcement of registered order" to "Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of 07 registered support order"; 08 (10) catch line for AS 25.25.902 from "Severability clause" to "Severability." 09 * Sec. 90. Section 88 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 10 * Sec. 91. Except as provided in sec. 90 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 2015.