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Though there is no strict age guideline under Alaska law, children are not generally mature enough to make reasoned decisions about which parent to live with until they are teenagers. Even then, a judge will look at the reason the teenager is expressing a preference for one parent over another.

In Alaska in situations where one parent has primary custody, child support is based upon the earnings of the noncustodial parent. If there is shared or divided custody, the child support is based on the income of both parties.

Is there a limit to withholding? In Alaska, the withholding limit for child support is 40% of net income or 50% if Medical Support is required. Net income is gross wages minus federal income taxes, Social Security, Medicare, and other mandatory deductions.

Under Title 25 and Chapter 27 of the Alaska Revised Statutes, there is no statute of limitations on collecting child support arrears in Alaska. Thus, if a paying parent misses child support payments, the state provides for 6% interest per year on missed payments.

By your receiving public assistance for your child, you are assigning to DHS the right to go after the father for child support. It does not matter whether you want the child's father to pay child support or not - if you receive public assistance DHS will go after him for child support.

Yes, it is a federal crime to willfully fail to pay support if the child and noncustodial parent live in different states. The parent can be charged with a felony if the past-due child support exceeds $5,000, or is more than one year delinquent.

But if your child is still in high school, or in an equivalent vocational school when he or she turns 18, your child support responsibility continues until your child graduates or turns 19 years old ? whichever comes first. Your child support obligation ends if your child dies or is emancipated.

The court can terminate parental rights if it finds that it is in the best interests of the child, such as a parent being unfit or the child being adopted. However, a parent cannot simply give up their parental rights to avoid paying child support.

Support must continue while each child is 18 years old if the child is (1) unmarried, (2) actively pursuing a high school diploma or equivalent level of technical or vocational training, and (3) living as a dependent with the obligee parent or a guardian or a designee of the parent or guardian, unless the following box ...