Alaska Statutes 25.23.125 – Preference of minor to be adopted; guardian ad litem; protective orders
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 25.23.125
- child: means a son or daughter, whether by birth or by adoption. See Alaska Statutes 25.23.240
- court: means the superior court of this state, and, when the context requires, the court of another state empowered to grant petitions for adoption or guardianship or to terminate parental rights. See Alaska Statutes 25.23.240
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- minor: means a person who has not reached the age of majority. See Alaska Statutes 25.23.240
- person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
- state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060