Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 25.27.210 (2026)
Judicial review of administrative decisions and actions
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Sec. 25.27.210. Judicial review of administrative decisions and actions.
(a) Judicial review by the superior court of a final administrative decision establishing or disestablishing paternity and establishing or modifying a duty of support or amounts of support due may be obtained by filing a notice of appeal in accordance with the applicable rules of court governing appeals in civil matters. A notice of appeal shall be filed within 30 days after the decision.
(b) The complete record of the proceedings, or the parts of it that the appellant designates, shall be prepared by the agency. A copy shall be delivered to all parties participating in the appeal. The original shall be filed in the superior court within 30 days after the appellant pays the estimated cost of preparing the complete or designated record or files a corporate surety bond equal to the estimated cost.
(c) The complete record includes
(1) the notice and finding of financial responsibility, the notice of paternity and financial responsibility, or the notice of and petition for an action disestablishing paternity, as applicable;
(2) the request for a hearing;
(3) the decision of the hearing officer;
(4) the exhibits admitted or rejected;
(5) the written evidence;
(6) all other documents in the case, including decisions of the agency.
(d) Upon order of the superior court, appeals may be taken on the original record or parts of it. The record may be typewritten or duplicated by any standard process. Analogous rules of court governing appeals in civil matters shall be followed when this chapter is silent, and when not in conflict with this chapter.
(e) The superior court may enjoin agency action in excess of constitutional or statutory authority at any stage of an agency proceeding. If agency action is unlawfully or unreasonably withheld, the superior court may compel the agency to initiate action.
(a) Judicial review by the superior court of a final administrative decision establishing or disestablishing paternity and establishing or modifying a duty of support or amounts of support due may be obtained by filing a notice of appeal in accordance with the applicable rules of court governing appeals in civil matters. A notice of appeal shall be filed within 30 days after the decision.
(b) The complete record of the proceedings, or the parts of it that the appellant designates, shall be prepared by the agency. A copy shall be delivered to all parties participating in the appeal. The original shall be filed in the superior court within 30 days after the appellant pays the estimated cost of preparing the complete or designated record or files a corporate surety bond equal to the estimated cost.
(c) The complete record includes
(1) the notice and finding of financial responsibility, the notice of paternity and financial responsibility, or the notice of and petition for an action disestablishing paternity, as applicable;
(2) the request for a hearing;
(3) the decision of the hearing officer;
(4) the exhibits admitted or rejected;
(5) the written evidence;
(6) all other documents in the case, including decisions of the agency.
(d) Upon order of the superior court, appeals may be taken on the original record or parts of it. The record may be typewritten or duplicated by any standard process. Analogous rules of court governing appeals in civil matters shall be followed when this chapter is silent, and when not in conflict with this chapter.
(e) The superior court may enjoin agency action in excess of constitutional or statutory authority at any stage of an agency proceeding. If agency action is unlawfully or unreasonably withheld, the superior court may compel the agency to initiate action.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1994–2010 · leading case: Dobrova v. State, Dep't of Revenue, Child Support Servs. Div., 171 P.3d 152 (Alaska 2007).
Dobrova v. State, Dep't of Revenue, Child Support Servs. Div., 171 P.3d 152 (Alaska 2007). “Under both Appellate Rule 602(a)(2) and AS 25.27.210(2), Dobrova was required to appeal the administrative decision setting child support within thirty days of its distribution.”
State, Dep't of Revenue, Child Support Enf't Div. v. Allsop, 902 P.2d 790 (Alaska 1995). “AS 25.27.210, amended by ch. 57, § 17, SLA 1995; 6 AS 25.”
Brotherton v. Warner, 240 P.3d 1225 (Alaska 2010). “Under AS 25.27.210(a), judicial review of administrative decisions "establishing or modifying a duty of support or amounts of support due" is permitted only "by filing a notice of appeal in accordance with the applicable rules of court governing appeals in civil matters.”
State, Dep't of Revenue, Child Support Enf't Div. v. A.H., 880 P.2d 1048 (Alaska 1994). “AS 25.27.210(e), which applies to marital and domestic relations, including paternity determinations, provides in part: The superior court may enjoin agency action in excess of constitutional or statutory authority at any stage of an agency proceeding.”
— Alaska Stat. § 25.27.210(2) — 1 case
Dobrova v. State, Dep't of Revenue, Child Support Servs. Div., 171 P.3d 152 (Alaska 2007). “Under both Appellate Rule 602(a)(2) and AS 25.27.210(2), Dobrova was required to appeal the administrative decision setting child support within thirty days of its distribution.”
— Alaska Stat. § 25.27.210(a) — 2 cases
Dobrova v. State, Dep't of Revenue, Child Support Servs. Div., 171 P.3d 152 (Alaska 2007). “Under both Appellate Rule 602(a)(2) and AS 25.27.210(2), Dobrova was required to appeal the administrative decision setting child support within thirty days of its distribution.”
Brotherton v. Warner, 240 P.3d 1225 (Alaska 2010). “Under AS 25.27.210(a), judicial review of administrative decisions "establishing or modifying a duty of support or amounts of support due" is permitted only "by filing a notice of appeal in accordance with the applicable rules of court governing appeals in civil matters.”
— Alaska Stat. § 25.27.210(e) — 1 case
State, Dep't of Revenue, Child Support Enf't Div. v. A.H., 880 P.2d 1048 (Alaska 1994). “AS 25.27.210(e), which applies to marital and domestic relations, including paternity determinations, provides in part: The superior court may enjoin agency action in excess of constitutional or statutory authority at any stage of an agency proceeding.”
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