{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-25.25.711","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 25.25.711","heading":"Foreign support agreement.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.\n(b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by\n(1) a complete text of the foreign support agreement; and\n(2) a record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.\n(c) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.\n(d) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds\n(1) recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;\n(2) the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;\n(3) the agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state; or\n(4) the record submitted under (b) of this section lacks authenticity or integrity.\n(e) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.","path":["Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations.","Chapter 25. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.","Article 7. Support Proceedings under Convention."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#25.25.711","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:56Z","sha256":"2916ec4371de33b426c86b6fec8a7b0dd7d2894da4ca617085bc405ba5819036","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-25.25.710","next":"us-ak/as-25.25.712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}