Alaska Statutes Title 25, Chapter 25.20 - Parent and Child

• Sec. 25.20.010 Age of Majority.
  A person is considered to have arrived at majority at the age of 18, and thereafter has control of the person's own actions and...
• Sec. 25.20.020 Arrival At Majority Upon Marriage.
  A person arrives at the age of majority upon being married according to law, unless the person is under the marriageable age of consent...
• Sec. 25.20.025 Examination and Treatment of Minors.
  (a) Except as prohibited under AS 18.16.010 (a)(3),(1) a minor who is living apart from the minor's parents or legal guardian and who is...
• Sec. 25.20.030 Duty of Parent and Child to Maintain Each Other.
  Each parent is bound to maintain the parent's children when poor and unable to work to maintain themselves. Each child is bound to maintain...
• Sec. 25.20.040 Maintenance and Education of Minor Out of Income of the Minor's Property.
  If a minor who has a parent living has property from which income is sufficient for maintenance and education in a manner more expensive...
• Sec. 25.20.045 Legitimacy of Children Conceived by Artificial Insemination.
  A child, born to a married woman by means of artificial insemination performed by a licensed physician and consented to in writing by both...
• Sec. 25.20.050 Legitimation by Subsequent Marriage, Acknowledgment in Writing, or Adjudication.
  (a) A child born out of wedlock is legitimated and considered the heir of the putative parent when (1) the putative parent subsequently marries...
• Sec. 25.20.055 Early Acknowledgement of Paternity Program.
  (a) When a birth occurs to an unmarried woman in a hospital or en route to a hospital to which the woman is later...
• Sec. 25.20.060 Petition for Award of Child Custody.
  (a) If there is a dispute over child custody, either parent may petition the superior court for resolution of the matter under AS 25.20.060...
• Sec. 25.20.061 Visitation in Proceedings Involving Domestic Violence.
  If visitation is awarded to a parent who has committed a crime involving domestic violence, against the other parent or a child of the...
• Sec. 25.20.065 Visitation Rights of Grandparent.
  (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a child's grandparent may petition the superior court for an order establishing reasonable rights of...
• Sec. 25.20.070 Temporary Custody of the Child.
  Unless it is shown to be detrimental to the welfare of the child considering the factors under AS 25.24.150 (c), or unless the presumption...
• Sec. 25.20.080 Mediation of Child Custody Matter.
  (a) Except as provided in (f) and (g) of this section, at any time within 30 days after a petition for child custody is...
• Sec. 25.20.090 Factors for Consideration in Awarding Shared Child Custody.
  In determining whether to award shared custody of a child the court shall consider(1) the child's preference if the child is of sufficient age...
• Sec. 25.20.095 Custody and Visitation Proceedings Involving a Military Parent; Delegation of Visitation.
  (a) In determining the availability of a parent for custody or visitation, if a parent is deployed or in a position where the parent...
• Sec. 25.20.100 Reasons for Denial to Be Set Out.
  If a parent or the guardian ad litem requests shared custody of a child and the court denies the request, the reasons for the...
• Sec. 25.20.110 Modification of Child Custody or Visitation.
  (a) An award of custody of a child or visitation with the child may be modified if the court determines that a change in...
• Sec. 25.20.115 Attorney Fee Awards in Custody and Visitation Matters.
  In an action to modify, vacate, or enforce that part of an order providing for custody of a child or visitation with a child,...
• Sec. 25.20.120 Closure of Custody Proceedings and Records.
  At any stage of a proceeding involving custody of a child the court may, if it is in the best interests of the child,...
• Sec. 25.20.130 Access to Records of the Child.
  A parent who is not granted custody under AS 25.20.060 - 25.20.130 has the same access to the medical, dental, school, and other records...
• Sec. 25.20.140 Action for Failure to Permit Visitation With Minor Child.
  (a) When a court order is specific as to when a custodian of a minor child must permit another person to have visitation with...

Last modified: November 15, 2016