Last amended October 15, 2015 · Last verified July 6, 2026
In one sentenceRule 5.2 sets the notice and confidentiality procedures Alaska courts use when an out-of-state support order, child custody determination, or other foreign judgment is registered here for enforcement, including how to serve a later motion to enforce or modify it.
(a)Notice of Registration of Support and Child Custody Orders.
(1)When the court is required by the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (AS 25.25.101 – .903) or the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (AS 25.30.300 – .910) to give notice of registration of a support order, income withholding order, or child custody determination of another state, the court must give the required notice by first class mail, certified mail, or by any means of personal service authorized by Civil Rule 4. If the registering party does not request a method of service, the court will use first class mail.
(2)If the registering party requests that the court use a method of notice that provides proof of service, the party shall file proof of service with the court.
(3)The time period within which the non-registering party may request a hearing begins on the date the notice is mailed or personally served.
(b)Notice of Filing Foreign Judgments. When the court is required by the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (AS 09.30.200 – .270) to give notice of the filing of a foreign judgment, the court must promptly give that notice by first class mail. As provided in AS 09.30.210(b), a judgment creditor may mail an additional notice by first class or certified mail.
(c)Confidentiality of Social Security Numbers. Social security numbers shall not become part of the public record.
(1)When a judgment or order to be registered contains social security numbers, the filing party shall submit an un- redacted certified copy of the judgment or order and a duplicate with the social security numbers redacted. The filing party must omit or redact social security numbers from all other documents filed in the case unless otherwise ordered by the court.
(2)If the filing party is required by law to provide the obligor’s social security number to the court, the filing party shall provide the information, if known, on a confidential information sheet. The clerk of court shall provide a copy of the confidential information sheet to the Child Support Services Division upon request or whenever the court provides a child support order to a child support agency as required by state law. Further disclosure shall be authorized by court order only upon a showing of good cause.
(d)Service of Motions, Petitions, and Complaints to Enforce or Modify Registered Support and Child Custody Orders.
(1)Support Orders. A party may serve a motion or complaint to enforce or modify a registered out-of-state support order by first class mail under Civil Rule 5.
(2)Child Custody Determinations.
(A)Enforcement. A party may serve a motion or petition to enforce a registered out-of-state custody determination by first class mail under Civil Rule 5. A petition for expedited enforcement under AS 25.30.460 must be served to provide timely notice. If the motion to enforce the registered out-of- state child custody determination includes an application for a warrant to take physical custody of a child, the documents may be served before, but must be served no later than immediately after the child is taken into physical custody according to AS 25.30.490.
(B)Modification. A party may serve a motion or petition to modify a registered out-of-state child custody determination by any means of service authorized by Civil Rule 4.
Amendment History
(Adopted by SCO 1714 effective October 15, 2009; amended by SCO 1855 effective October 15, 2015)
Notes
Note: The statutes requiring the clerk to give notice are AS 25.25.605 and .609 (support orders), AS 25.30.430 (custody determinations) and AS 09.30.210 (foreign judgments).
Plain-English Summary
When federal law requires notice that a support order or child custody determination from another state has been registered in Alaska, or when a foreign money judgment is registered under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Rule 5.2 supplies the notice mechanics: how the clock starts on the other side's window to object, and what proof of service is required if the registering party wants proof on file. Social security numbers get separate protection — they're submitted on a confidential information sheet rather than becoming part of the public record, and a filer who must disclose an obligor's number to the court still keeps it out of public view.
Once an order is registered, a later motion or petition to enforce or modify it can typically be served by first class mail under Rule 5, though enforcing or modifying a registered child custody determination has its own service options, including any method Rule 4 allows for a modification petition.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a "foreign" order under Rule 5.2?
An out-of-state support order or child custody determination registered under the interstate family support or child custody acts, or any other out-of-state civil judgment registered under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.
How are social security numbers kept confidential when an order is registered?
The filing party submits an unredacted certified copy along with a duplicate, and the social security number itself is provided on a separate confidential information sheet rather than becoming part of the public record.
How do I serve a motion to enforce a registered support order?
By first class mail under Civil Rule 5, per (d)(1); enforcing or modifying a registered child custody determination follows its own service rules in (d)(2).
Source & verification. The rule text, Amendment History, and Notes are reproduced verbatim from the
official Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure (Alaska R. Civ. P. 5.2). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Alaska (Alaska Const. art. IV, § 15). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 6, 2026. ·
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Also known as:registering an out of state judgment in Alaskaforeign support order AlaskaUIFSA Alaskachild custody order registrationAlaska R. Civ. P. 5.2