Alaska Statutes: AS 47.12.230. Support of Minor.

Alaska Statutes. Title 47. Welfare, Social Services and Institutions Chapter 12. Delinquent Minors Section 230. Support of Minor.

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AS 47.12.230. Support of Minor.

(a) When a delinquent minor is committed under this chapter, the court shall, after giving the parent a reasonable opportunity to be heard, adjudge that the parent pay to the department in a manner that the court directs a sum to cover in full or in part the maintenance and care of the minor. The support obligation shall be calculated under Rule 90.3(i) of the Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.
(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.

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