Alaska § 25.25.705 - Initiation by child support services agency of support proceeding under convention.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 25.25.705 — Initiation by child support services agency of support proceeding under convention., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25.25.705. Initiation by child support services agency of support proceeding under convention.
(a) In a support proceeding under AS 25.25.702 — 25.25.714, the child support services agency of this state shall (1) transmit and receive applications; and
(2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.
(b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the convention: (1) recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;
(2) enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state;
(3) establishment of a support order if there is not an existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;
(4) establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under AS 25.25.709 (b)(2), (4), or (9);
(5) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and
(6) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
(c) The following support proceedings are available under the convention to an obligor against whom there is an existing support order: (1) recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state;
(2) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and
(3) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
(d) A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the convention.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25.25.705 ("Initiation by child support services agency of support proceeding under convention.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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