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Children are only allowed to choose which parent to live with after they have attained the age of majority at 18. Child custody laws in Alaska do allow judges to take a child's preferences into account as one factor in their determinations, but only when considered in conjunction with many other factors.

Child support payments end when a child turns 18. In limited circumstances, child support can continue after a child turns 18. For example, a carer parent may apply to extend child support to the end of the school year of a child who turns 18 in that school year.

Alaska Law states that a parent must pay child support until a child is 19 years old if they are going to high school, and are still living with (and being supported by) the other parent. In this case, the non-custodial parent will be obligated to pay until the child turns 19 or graduates from high school.

Thus, the only real way to be "taken off child support" is to (1) File a Petition for Modification of Child Support with the Superior Court, (2) The petition must allege a sufficient reason the non-custodial parent should not have to pay child support ( or example, the parties sharing joint physical custody), and (3)

Child support debt does not disappear when the original support obligation terminates.If you are paying for arrears accrued while your son was a minor, you will have to continue to pay those support arrearage payments until the debt is paid off.

In determining a parent's income for child support purposes, courts typically look at the parent's gross income from all sources. They then subtract certain obligatory deductions, like income taxes, Social Security, health care, and mandatory union dues.

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.

To calculate child support in a primary custody arrangement, multiply the noncustodial parent's annual net income by 20% for one child, 27% for two children, and 33% for three children. If there are more than three children, add an additional 3% for each additional child.