Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 47 > Chapter 10 > Article 4 - General Provisions

• action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• 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
• commissioner: means the commissioner of family and community services. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• court: means the superior court of the state. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• department: means the Department of Family and Community Services. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
• domestic violence: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
• family member: means a person of any age who is
  (A) related to the child as the child's grandparent, aunt, uncle, or sibling. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
• family support services: means the services and activities provided to children and their families, including those provided by the community, a church, or other service organization, both to prevent removal of a child from the parental home and to facilitate the child's safe return to the family. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
• 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.
• guardian: means a natural person who is legally appointed guardian of the child by the court. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
• hazardous volatile material or substance: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
• Indian child: has the meaning given in 25 U. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• parent: means the biological or adoptive parent of the child. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
• 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
• physical injury: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
• reasonable time: means a period of time that serves the best interests of the child, taking in account the affected child's age, emotional and developmental needs, and ability to form and maintain lasting attachments. 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