Discretionary appointment of counsel

Alaska , Legislation , Child Support Establishment

The court may appoint counsel for “an unmarried 18-year-old child with respect to post-majority support while the child is actively pursuing a high school diploma or an equivalent level of technical or vocational training and living as a dependent with a parent or guardian or a designee of the parent or guardian.”  Alaska Stat. § 25.24.310(a).  The parties must notify the court that child support is at issue, and “[u]pon notification, the court shall determine whether the [18-year-old] child should have legal representation or other services[.]”  Id.

Appointment of Counsel: Discretionary
Qualified: No
? If "yes", the established right to counsel or discretionary appointment of counsel is limited in some way, including any of: the only authority is a lower/intermediate court decision or a city council, not a high court or state legislature; there has been a subsequent case that has cast doubt; a statute is ambiguous; or the right or discretionary appointment is not for all types of individuals or proceedings within that category.