Alaska Statutes.
Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations
Chapter 25. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Section 615. Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country.
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AS 25.25.615. Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country.

   (a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 25.25.712, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order under its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal, regardless of whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual under AS 25.25.611 has been given or the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.
   (b) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order under this section is the controlling order.

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