(a) If a support order has not been entered, the agency may establish paternity and a duty of support, which may include periodic payments of support, a medical support order, or both, utilizing the procedures prescribed in Alaska Stat. § 25.27.160 – 25.27.220 and may enforce a duty of support utilizing the procedure prescribed in Alaska Stat. § 25.27.230 – 25.27.270. Action under this subsection may be undertaken upon application of an obligee, or at the agency’s own discretion if the obligor is liable to the state under Alaska Stat. § 25.27.120(a) or (b).
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 25.27.140
action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. 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
(b) If a support order has been entered, the agency may enforce the support order utilizing the procedures prescribed in Alaska Stat. § 25.27.062, 25.27.150, and 25.27.230 – 25.27.270.(c) Unless the agency is establishing only a medical support order, a decision of the agency determining a duty of support shall include an income withholding order as provided under Alaska Stat. § 25.27.062.
