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Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
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Title 25. MARITAL AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS. |
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Chapter 25.25. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT. |
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Article 25.25.03. CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION. |
Section 25.25.304. Duties of initiating tribunal.
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(a) Upon the filing of a complaint or comparable pleading authorized by this chapter, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the complaint or comparable pleading and its accompanying documents
(1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or
(2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.
(b) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this state shall issue a certificate or other documents and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request, the tribunal of this state shall specify the amount of support sought, convert the amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.