Alaska § 25.25.615 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 25.25.615 — Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25.25.615. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 25.25.712 , if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order under its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal, regardless of whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual under AS 25.25.611 has been given or the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.
(b) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order under this section is the controlling order.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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