(a) If the obligor is liable to the state under AS 25.27.120(a) or (b), the state is subrogated to the rights of the obligee to
(1) bring an action in the superior court seeking an order of support;
(2) proceed under AS 25.27.160 - 25.27.270 to establish a duty of support; or
(3) enforce by execution, in accordance with AS 25.27.230 - 25.27.270, or otherwise, a support order entered in favor of the obligee.
(b) To establish or enforce an order of support, including, if applicable, a medical support order, based on the subrogation of the state, the agency is not limited to the amount of assistance being granted to the child.
(c) The recovery of any amount for which the obligor is liable that exceeds the total assistance granted under AS 47.07 and AS 47.27 shall be paid to the obligee.
(d) Except as provided in (f) of this section, if the obligee is not receiving assistance under AS 47.07 or AS 47.27 at the time the state recovers money in an action under this section, the recovery of any amount for which the obligor is liable shall be distributed to the obligee for support payments, including medical support payments, that have become due and unpaid since the termination of assistance under AS 47.07 or AS 47.27 under a support order in favor of the obligee.
(e) After payment to the obligee under (d) of this section, the state may retain an amount not to exceed the total unreimbursed assistance paid on behalf of the obligee under AS 47.07 or AS 47.27.
(f) Notwithstanding (d) of this section, the state shall, if required under federal law or regulations, distribute amounts recovered through offset of the obligor's federal tax refund as past due support with first distribution to the state for unpaid support assigned to the state under AS 47.07.025 and AS 47.27.040.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations
Chapter 27. Child Support Services Agency
Sec. 25.27.010. Creation of child support services agency.
Sec. 25.27.020. Duties and responsibilities of the agency.
Sec. 25.27.022. Establishment and enforcement requests from other states.
Sec. 25.27.025. Rate of interest.
Sec. 25.27.030. Establishment of fund.
Sec. 25.27.040. Determination of paternity.
Sec. 25.27.045. Determination of support obligation.
Sec. 25.27.050. Legal assistance.
Sec. 25.27.060. Order of support.
Sec. 25.27.061. Payment of support to 18-year-olds.
Sec. 25.27.062. Income withholding order for support.
Sec. 25.27.063. Medical support order.
Sec. 25.27.065. Waiver of child support.
Sec. 25.27.070. Order to assign wages for support.
Sec. 25.27.075. Employment information.
Sec. 25.27.080. Enforcement of support orders.
Sec. 25.27.086. Subpoenas issued by agency of another state.
Sec. 25.27.095. Agency exempt from execution.
Sec. 25.27.100. All persons may use agency.
Sec. 25.27.103. Payments to agency.
Sec. 25.27.105. Audit of collections.
Sec. 25.27.107. Certification of arrears.
Sec. 25.27.120. Obligor liable for public assistance furnished obligee.
Sec. 25.27.125. Accounting and disposition of federal receipts and agency collections.
Sec. 25.27.130. Subrogation of state.
Sec. 25.27.135. Limitation on actions to establish child support obligation.
Sec. 25.27.150. Initiation of administrative enforcement of orders; required notice.
Sec. 25.27.160. Initiation of administrative action to establish support duty; required notice.
Sec. 25.27.165. Determination of paternity in an administrative proceeding.
Sec. 25.27.166. Disestablishment of paternity.
Sec. 25.27.167. Contempt of order for genetic testing.
Sec. 25.27.170. Hearings in administrative action to establish support duty.
Sec. 25.27.180. Administrative findings and decision.
Sec. 25.27.190. Modification of administrative finding or decision.
Sec. 25.27.193. Periodic review or adjustment of support orders.
Sec. 25.27.194. Processing time for modification of support orders.
Sec. 25.27.195. Relief from administrative order.
Sec. 25.27.200. Use of standards in administrative determinations of support amounts.
Sec. 25.27.210. Judicial review of administrative decisions and actions.
Sec. 25.27.220. Procedure in judicial reviews.
Sec. 25.27.225. Support payment obligations as judgments.
Sec. 25.27.226. Collection of past due support.
Sec. 25.27.227. Nature of remedies.
Sec. 25.27.230. Assertion, recording, and effect of lien.
Sec. 25.27.240. Service of lien.
Sec. 25.27.244. Adverse action against delinquent obligor's occupational license.
Sec. 25.27.246. Adverse action against delinquent obligor's driver's license.
Sec. 25.27.250. Order to withhold and deliver.
Sec. 25.27.253. Earnings subject to an order or lien.
Sec. 25.27.255. Disposition of payments under income withholding orders.
Sec. 25.27.260. Civil liability upon failure to comply with an order or lien.
Sec. 25.27.265. Method of service; notification of change of address.
Sec. 25.27.270. Judicial relief from administrative execution.
Sec. 25.27.273. Reporting of payment information concerning delinquent obligors.
Sec. 25.27.275. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
Sec. 25.27.278. Payments not disbursed.
Sec. 25.27.279. Voiding of fraudulent transfers made to avoid payment of child support.
Sec. 25.27.280. Severability: Alternative when method of notification held invalid.
Sec. 25.27.300. Requests pertaining to remarriage.
Sec. 25.27.320. Interest on agency return of certain overpayments.