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Alaska Family Law FAQs

• Q: What Happens To Child Support Payments If The Custodial Parent Is On Public Assistance?
  A: The noncustodial parent must continue to pay child support while the other parent and the children receive public assistance. However, parents on public assistance, … More
• Q: What Happens To The Monthly Payments And Any Child Support Debt After The Custodial Parent Has Gone Off Public Assistance?
  A: Custodial parents who move off public assistance are entitled to the regular monthly child support payment the same as before they went on assistance­as long as … More
• Q: How Can The Child Support Enforcement Division Collect Payments From A Self-Employed Parent?
  A: The child support enforcement division has access to Internal Revenue Service information to help determine a self­employed person`s income and assets for setting … More
• Q: Can The Child Support Enforcement Division Take A Permanent Fund Dividend To Pay Child Support?
  A: Yes, state law provides for the agency to take all or part of an Alaskan`s annual dividend check.
• Q: Can The Child Support Agency Take Some Of A Parent's Unemployment Benefits?
  A: Yes, unemployment compensation, and other state and federal benefits, can be reached for child support purposes. Ask the caseworker about the procedure and provide … More
• Q: Can Past-Due Child Support Be Taken From A State Income Tax Refund?
  A: Under federal law, states must turn over personal income tax refunds to help pay child support debts. Although Alaska has no personal income tax, the agency can ask … More
• Q: Can Federal Income Tax Refunds Be Taken?
  A: Yes, states can request that the IRS take the federal income tax refund of a parent who owes child support up until the emancipation of the children.
• Q: Can The Child Support Enforcement Division Help To Collect Child Support Owed To A Parent Before The Agency Opened Its Case?
  A: Yes, if there was an order for support. The agency would have to verify the amount and might have to present the case to a court of competent jurisdiction before … More
• Q: Can A Noncustodial Parent Try To Avoid Child Support Payments By Declaring Bankruptcy?
  A: They might think so, but child support payments are not dischargeable in bankruptcy. This means the parent who owes cannot escape the debt; bankruptcy also cannot stay … More
• Q: I Want To Pay Support, But Don't Have A Child Support Order, Can The Agency Help Me Determine What I Should Pay?
  A: Yes, completing an order is the obvious first step. Provide as much detail as possible concerning the children and the custodial parent. The amount of your child … More
• Q: How Does The Child Support Enforcement Division Calculated Child Support?
  A: First, the payments are based on what the noncustodial parent earns. The formula has been set by the Supreme Court on Civ. Rule 90.3. That rule says that the … More

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