Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 47.10.120 (2026)
Support of child
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Sec. 47.10.120. Support of child.
(a) When a child in need of aid is committed under this chapter, the court or the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 shall, after giving the parent a reasonable opportunity to be heard, require that the parent pay to the department in a manner that the court or the child support services agency directs a sum to cover in full or in part the maintenance and care of the child. The support obligation shall be calculated under Rule 90.3(i) of the Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.
(b) If a parent wilfully fails or refuses to pay the sum fixed, the parent may be proceeded against as provided by law in cases of family desertion and nonsupport.
(c) The sum collected from a parent under this section shall be directly credited to the general fund of the state.
(d) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
(a) When a child in need of aid is committed under this chapter, the court or the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 shall, after giving the parent a reasonable opportunity to be heard, require that the parent pay to the department in a manner that the court or the child support services agency directs a sum to cover in full or in part the maintenance and care of the child. The support obligation shall be calculated under Rule 90.3(i) of the Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.
(b) If a parent wilfully fails or refuses to pay the sum fixed, the parent may be proceeded against as provided by law in cases of family desertion and nonsupport.
(c) The sum collected from a parent under this section shall be directly credited to the general fund of the state.
(d) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1987–1991 · leading case: In re S.C.Y., 736 P.2d 353 (Alaska 1987).
In re S.C.Y., 736 P.2d 353 (Alaska 1987). “AS 47.10.120(a). 2 The statutory age of majority is eighteen years.”
Matter of E.A.O., 816 P.2d 1352 (Alaska 1991). “-084(c); AS 47.10.120. The department’s reading that residual parental responsibilities eliminate the department’s responsibility, besides being strained, would unnecessarily contradict the plain language of section .”
Matter of SCY, 736 P.2d 353 (Alaska 1987). “AS 47.10.120(a). [2] The statutory age of majority is eighteen years.”
In Re Eao, 816 P.2d 1352 (Alaska 1991). “084(c); AS 47.10.120. The department's reading that residual parental responsibilities eliminate the department's responsibility, besides being strained, would unnecessarily contradict the plain language of section .”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.10.120(a) — 2 cases
In re S.C.Y., 736 P.2d 353 (Alaska 1987). “AS 47.10.120(a). 2 The statutory age of majority is eighteen years.”
Matter of SCY, 736 P.2d 353 (Alaska 1987). “AS 47.10.120(a). [2] The statutory age of majority is eighteen years.”
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