IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                         ORDER NO. 1246

                                   Amending Civil Rule 79, Civil
                                   Rule 82, and Civil Rule 90.3
                                   concerning actions relating to
                                   child support.

IT IS ORDERED:

     1.   The following note is added at the end of Civil Rule 79:

          Note:  AS 25.25.313(c), added by  6 of ch. 57
          SLA 1995 (the Uniform Interstate Family
          Support Act), has the effect of amending Civil
          Rule 79 by requiring the court to award costs
          and fees against a party who requests a
          hearing primarily for delay in a support
          proceeding listed in AS 25.25.301.
     


     2.   The following note is added at the end of Civil Rule 82:



          Note:  AS 25.25.313(c), added by  6 of ch. 57
          SLA 1995 (the Uniform Interstate Family
          Support Act), has the effect of amending Civil
          Rule 82 by requiring the court to award costs
          and fees against a party who requests a
          hearing  primarily for delay in a support
          proceeding listed in AS 25.25.301.




     3.   Civil Rule 90.3(h)(2) is amended to read as follows:



               (2)  Child support arrearage may not be
          modified retroactively, except as allowed by
          AS 25.27.166(d). A modification which is
          effective on or after the date that a motion
          for modification, or a notice of petition for
          modification by the Child Support Enforcement
          Division, is served on the opposing party is
          not considered a retroactive modification.

     4.   The following note is added at the end of Civil Rule
90.3:

          Note to Civil Rule 90.3(h)(2):  AS
          25.27.166(d), enacted by  14 of ch. 57 SLA
          1995, has the effect of amending Civil Rule
          90.3(h)(2) by allowing retroactive
          modification of child support arrearage under
          circumstances involving disestablishment of
          paternity, to the extent such modification is
          not prohibited by federal law.    



DATED:     May 2, 1996   

EFFECTIVE DATE:    July 15, 1996   


                                   _______________________________
                                   Chief Justice Compton


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                                   Justice Rabinowitz


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                                   Justice Matthews


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                                   Justice Eastaugh
     

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                                   Justice Fabe