Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 47.10.100 (2026)
Retention of jurisdiction over child
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Sec. 47.10.100. Retention of jurisdiction over child.
(a) The court retains jurisdiction over the case and may at any time stay execution, modify, set aside, revoke, or enlarge a judgment or order, or grant a new hearing, in the exercise of its power of protection over the child and for the child's best interest, for a period of time not to exceed two years or in any event extend past the day the child reaches 19 years of age, unless sooner discharged by the court, except that the department may apply for and the court may grant an additional one-year period of custody or supervision past 19 years of age and additional one-year periods of custody that do not extend beyond the person's 21st birthday if continued custody or supervision is in the best interests of the person and the person consents to it. An application for any of these purposes may be made by the parent, guardian, or custodian acting in behalf of the child, or the court may, on its own motion, and after reasonable notice to interested parties and the appropriate department, take action that it considers appropriate.
(b) If the court determines at a hearing authorized by (a) of this section that the department has complied with the requirements for release of a child under AS 47.14.100(q) and that it is in the best interests of the child to be released to the child's own custody, or to the care or custody of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, it shall enter an order to that effect and the child is discharged from the control of the department.
(c) If a child is adjudicated a child in need of aid before the child's 18th birthday, the court may retain jurisdiction over the child after the child's 18th birthday for the purpose of supervising the child, but the court's jurisdiction over the minor under this chapter never extends beyond the child's 19th birthday, except that the department may apply for and the court may grant an additional one-year period of custody or supervision past 19 years of age and additional one-year periods of custody that do not extend beyond the person's 21st birthday if continued custody or supervision is in the best interests of the person and the person consents to it. The department may retain jurisdiction over a child if the child has been placed in the custody or under the supervision of the department before the child's 18th birthday, except that the department may apply for and the court may grant an additional one-year period of custody or supervision past 19 years of age and additional one-year periods of custody that do not extend beyond the person's 21st birthday if continued custody or supervision is in the best interests of the person and the person consents to it.
(a) The court retains jurisdiction over the case and may at any time stay execution, modify, set aside, revoke, or enlarge a judgment or order, or grant a new hearing, in the exercise of its power of protection over the child and for the child's best interest, for a period of time not to exceed two years or in any event extend past the day the child reaches 19 years of age, unless sooner discharged by the court, except that the department may apply for and the court may grant an additional one-year period of custody or supervision past 19 years of age and additional one-year periods of custody that do not extend beyond the person's 21st birthday if continued custody or supervision is in the best interests of the person and the person consents to it. An application for any of these purposes may be made by the parent, guardian, or custodian acting in behalf of the child, or the court may, on its own motion, and after reasonable notice to interested parties and the appropriate department, take action that it considers appropriate.
(b) If the court determines at a hearing authorized by (a) of this section that the department has complied with the requirements for release of a child under AS 47.14.100(q) and that it is in the best interests of the child to be released to the child's own custody, or to the care or custody of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, it shall enter an order to that effect and the child is discharged from the control of the department.
(c) If a child is adjudicated a child in need of aid before the child's 18th birthday, the court may retain jurisdiction over the child after the child's 18th birthday for the purpose of supervising the child, but the court's jurisdiction over the minor under this chapter never extends beyond the child's 19th birthday, except that the department may apply for and the court may grant an additional one-year period of custody or supervision past 19 years of age and additional one-year periods of custody that do not extend beyond the person's 21st birthday if continued custody or supervision is in the best interests of the person and the person consents to it. The department may retain jurisdiction over a child if the child has been placed in the custody or under the supervision of the department before the child's 18th birthday, except that the department may apply for and the court may grant an additional one-year period of custody or supervision past 19 years of age and additional one-year periods of custody that do not extend beyond the person's 21st birthday if continued custody or supervision is in the best interests of the person and the person consents to it.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2024 · leading case: Dara S. v. State, Dept. of Health & Soc. Servs., Off. of Child.'s Servs., 426 P.3d 975 (Alaska 2018).
Dara S. v. State, Dept. of Health & Soc. Servs., Off. of Child.'s Servs., 426 P.3d 975 (Alaska 2018). “decision and the parties do not discuss it in their briefing, AS 47.10.100(a) continues seemingly to provide express statutory authority for the superior court to stay, grant a new hearing, or set aside a parental rights termination judgment, upon a parent's application: The…”
Henson v. State, 576 P.2d 1352 (Alaska 1978). “AS 47.10.100(a) provides, in pertinent part: The court retains jurisdiction over the case and may at any time stay execution, modify, set aside, revoke, or enlarge a judgment or order, or grant a new hearing, in the exercise of its power of protection over the minor and for his…”
State, Dept. of Health & Soc. Servs., Off. of Child.'s Servs. v. Michelle P, 411 P.3d 576 (Alaska 2018). “While the introductory statutes establish the basic framework of the court's authority over CINA proceedings, the breadth of that authority is emphasized in AS 47.10.100. Alaska Statute 47.10.100(a) states the superior court "may at any time stay execution, modify, set aside,…”
Blake J. v. State of Alaska, Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs., Off. of Child.'s Servs. Philip Kaufman John Does 1-10 & Alexa J., 554 P.3d 430 (Alaska 2024). “” It also reviewed a court visitor’s report, 2 See AS 47.10.100(a), .080(c). -3- 7710 which likewise concluded that Blake had “limited social skills” and lacked the “skill set to live independently or secure his own housing.”
Davenport v. McGinnis, 522 P.2d 1140 (Alaska 1974). “080(b) and AS 47.10.100 were amended to reduce the maximum age of release upon indefinite commitment to 19 years.”
Sabrina V. v. Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs. , Off. of Child.'s Servs., 442 P.3d 717 (Alaska 2019). “089(e) and AS 47.10.100 it "had the discretion" to do so based on Kaleb's best interests.”
State v. T.M., 860 P.2d 1286 (Alaska Ct. App. 1993). “The minors relied on AS 47.10.100(a) as the court’s authority to grant the relief they sought.”
In re S.C.Y., 736 P.2d 353 (Alaska 1987). “AS 47.10.100. 1 If the delinquent minor is placed in custody, the court may order the minor’s parents to pay support.”
State v. TM, 860 P.2d 1286 (Alaska Ct. App. 1993). “The minors relied on AS 47.10.100(a) as the court's authority to grant the relief they sought.”
P.R.J. v. State, 787 P.2d 123 (Alaska Ct. App. 1990). “Additionally, AS 47.10.100(a) provides that the court retains jurisdiction over the minor and is empowered on its own motion to “enlarge a judgment or order .”
R.I. v. State, 894 P.2d 683 (Alaska Ct. App. 1995). “Under AS 47.10.100(a), the superior court's jurisdiction over a juvenile ends when the juve *685 nile reaches his or her nineteenth birthday (or, with the child's consent, his or her twentieth birthday).”
Dara S. v. State, Dept. of Health & Soc. Servs., Off. of Child.'s Servs. (Alaska 2018). “Former AS 47.10.100(a)-(b) (1977) (emphasis added).”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.10.100(a) — 15 cases
Dara S. v. State, Dept. of Health & Soc. Servs., Off. of Child.'s Servs., 426 P.3d 975 (Alaska 2018). “decision and the parties do not discuss it in their briefing, AS 47.10.100(a) continues seemingly to provide express statutory authority for the superior court to stay, grant a new hearing, or set aside a parental rights termination judgment, upon a parent's application: The…”
Blake J. v. State of Alaska, Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs., Off. of Child.'s Servs. Philip Kaufman John Does 1-10 & Alexa J., 554 P.3d 430 (Alaska 2024). “” It also reviewed a court visitor’s report, 2 See AS 47.10.100(a), .080(c). -3- 7710 which likewise concluded that Blake had “limited social skills” and lacked the “skill set to live independently or secure his own housing.”
Henson v. State, 576 P.2d 1352 (Alaska 1978). “AS 47.10.100(a) provides, in pertinent part: The court retains jurisdiction over the case and may at any time stay execution, modify, set aside, revoke, or enlarge a judgment or order, or grant a new hearing, in the exercise of its power of protection over the minor and for his…”
Sabrina V. v. Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs. , Off. of Child.'s Servs., 442 P.3d 717 (Alaska 2019). “089(e) and AS 47.10.100 it "had the discretion" to do so based on Kaleb's best interests.”
State, Dept. of Health & Soc. Servs., Off. of Child.'s Servs. v. Michelle P, 411 P.3d 576 (Alaska 2018). “While the introductory statutes establish the basic framework of the court's authority over CINA proceedings, the breadth of that authority is emphasized in AS 47.10.100. Alaska Statute 47.10.100(a) states the superior court "may at any time stay execution, modify, set aside,…”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.10.100(c) — 4 cases
Henson v. State, 576 P.2d 1352 (Alaska 1978). “AS 47.10.100(a) provides, in pertinent part: The court retains jurisdiction over the case and may at any time stay execution, modify, set aside, revoke, or enlarge a judgment or order, or grant a new hearing, in the exercise of its power of protection over the minor and for his…”
Davenport v. McGinnis, 522 P.2d 1140 (Alaska 1974). “080(b) and AS 47.10.100 were amended to reduce the maximum age of release upon indefinite commitment to 19 years.”
State v. T.M., 860 P.2d 1286 (Alaska Ct. App. 1993). “The minors relied on AS 47.10.100(a) as the court’s authority to grant the relief they sought.”
State v. TM, 860 P.2d 1286 (Alaska Ct. App. 1993). “The minors relied on AS 47.10.100(a) as the court's authority to grant the relief they sought.”
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