Alaska Statutes 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 Alaska Stat. § 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.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.10.120

care: means to provide for the physical, mental, and social needs of the child. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
child: means a person who is
(A) under 18 years of age. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
court: means the superior court of the state. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
department: means the Department of Family and Community Services. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
parent: means the biological or adoptive parent of the child. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
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
support: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990

(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(d)[Repealed, Sec. 28 ch 90 SLA 1991].

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