Alaska Stat. § 25.24.140 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.24 / Section 25.24.140
Orders during action.
Status: in_force

(a) During the pendency of the action, a spouse may, upon application and in appropriate circumstances, be awarded expenses, including (1) attorney fees and costs that reasonably approximate the actual fees and costs required to prosecute or defend the action; in applying this paragraph, the court shall take appropriate steps to ensure that the award of attorney fees does not contribute to an unnecessary escalation in the litigation;

(2) reasonable spousal maintenance, including medical expenses; and

(3) reasonable support for minor children in the care of the spouse and reasonable support for unmarried 18-year-old children of the marriage who are actively pursuing a high school diploma or an equivalent level of technical or vocational training and living as dependents with the spouse or designee of the spouse, if there is a legal obligation of the other spouse to provide support.

(b) During the pendency of the action, upon application, a spouse is entitled to necessary protective orders, including orders (1) providing for the freedom of each spouse from the control of the other spouse;

(2) for protection under AS 18.66.100  18.66.180;

(3) directing one spouse to vacate the marital residence or the home of the other spouse;

(4) restraining a spouse from communicating directly or indirectly with the other spouse;

(5) restraining a spouse from entering a propelled vehicle in the possession of or occupied by the other spouse; and

(6) prohibiting a spouse from disposing of the property of either spouse or marital property without the permission of the other spouse or a court order.

(c) Except as provided in (d) and (e) of this section, after a hearing, if both parties agree, the court may also order that the parties engage in personal or family counseling or mediation. In the order, the court shall provide for the payment of the costs of the counseling or mediation.

(d) The court may not order or refer parties to mediation or family counseling under (c) of this section if a protective order issued or filed under AS 18.66.100  18.66.180 is in effect. The court may not order or refer parties to mediation or family counseling if a party objects on the grounds that domestic violence has occurred between the parties unless the court finds that the conditions of (e)(1)  (3) of this section are met. If the court proposes or suggests mediation under this subsection, (1) mediation may not occur unless the victim of the alleged domestic violence agrees to the mediation; and

(2) the court shall advise the parties that each party has the right to not agree to mediation and that the decision of each party will not bias other decisions by the court.

(e) A mediator or family counselor who receives a referral or order from a court to conduct mediation under (c) of this section shall evaluate whether domestic violence has occurred between the parties. A mediator or family counselor may not engage in mediation when either party has committed a crime involving domestic violence unless (1) mediation or family counseling is requested by the victim of the alleged domestic violence, or proposed by the court and agreed to by the victim;

(2) mediation or family counseling is provided by a mediator or family counselor who is trained in domestic violence in a manner that protects the safety of the victim and any household member, taking into account the results of an assessment of the potential danger posed by the perpetrator and the risk of harm to the victim; and

(3) the victim is permitted to have in attendance a person of the victim's choice, including an attorney.
Alaska Stat. § 25.30.480 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.30 / Section 25.30.480
Hearing and order.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order under AS 25.30.330 , on a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes that (1) the child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under AS 25.30.430 and that (A) the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300  25.30.390;

(B) the child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under AS 25.30.300  25.30.390 or provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300  25.30.390; or

(C) the respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with AS 25.30.840 or provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300  25.30.390 in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or

(2) the child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under AS 25.30.430 but has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under AS 25.30.300  25.30.390 or provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300  25.30.390.

(b) The court shall award the fees, costs, and expenses authorized under AS 25.30.500 and may grant additional relief, including a request for the assistance of law enforcement officials, and set a further hearing to determine whether additional relief is appropriate.

(c) If a party called to testify refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the court may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.

(d) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding under AS 25.30.400  25.30.590.
Alaska Stat. § 25.25.308 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.25 / Section 25.25.308
Duty of the Department of Revenue.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Department of Revenue determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the Department of Revenue may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual.

(b) The Department of Revenue may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.
Alaska Stat. § 25.30.440 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.30 / Section 25.30.440
Enforcement of registered determination.
Status: in_force

(a) A court of this state may grant relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.

(b) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify except in accordance with AS 25.30.300  25.30.390, a registered child custody determination of a court of another state.
Alaska Stat. § 25.30.320 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.30 / Section 25.30.320
Jurisdiction to modify determination.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in AS 25.30.330 , a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under AS 25.30.300 (a)(1), (2), or (3) and (1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.310 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.360 ; or

(2) a court of this state or a court of the other state determines that neither the child, nor a parent, nor a person acting as a parent presently resides in the other state.
Alaska Stat. § 25.25.603 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.25 / Section 25.25.603
Effect of registration for enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.

(b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
Alaska Stat. § 25.05.241 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.05 / Section 25.05.241
Fees.
Status: in_force

The registrar shall establish marriage license fees and provide for accounting for and disposing of the fees.
Alaska Stat. § 25.24.040 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.24 / Section 25.24.040
Action to declare marriage valid.
Status: in_force

When either the husband or wife claims or pretends that the marriage is void or voidable, the other spouse may bring an action to have the marriage declared valid. The court may determine if the marriage is void from the beginning or from the time of the judgment or that it is valid.
Alaska Stat. § 25.27.075 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.27 / Section 25.27.075
Employment information.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer doing business in the state shall report to the agency the hiring, rehiring, or return to work of each employee. The report shall be made within the time limits set out in (b) of this section. The report must contain the name, address, and social security number of the newly hired employee, the name and address of the employer, and the identifying number assigned to the employer by the United States Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service. Violation of this subsection does not give rise to a private cause of action.

(b) An employer required to report under (a) of this section shall use the following procedures to make the report: (1) if the report is submitted magnetically or electronically, the report shall be made in a format mutually agreed upon by the employer and the agency; an employer reporting under this paragraph shall make two transmissions a month, not less than 12 days nor more than 16 days apart; or

(2) if the report is not submitted magnetically or electronically, the report shall be made on a United States Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, W-4 form or, at the option of the employer, on an equivalent form; an employer reporting under this paragraph shall make the report to the agency not later than 20 days after the date of the hiring, rehiring, or return to work of the employee; the report shall be transmitted by the employer by first class mail.

(c) An employer that does business in this state and that has employees in at least one other state is not required to comply with (a) of this section if, in compliance with the laws of that state, the employer (1) submits timely magnetic or electronic reports of hires, rehires, or returns to work to the state directory of new hires of another state in which the employer has employees; and

(2) has provided written notification of its election under this subsection to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(d) In addition to reporting under (a) of this section, an employer of an obligor shall promptly provide to the agency, or the child support enforcement agency of another state, information requested regarding the obligor's compensation, employment, wages or salary, and occupation.

(e) An employer may charge $1 to each employee who is reported to the agency under this section to cover the cost of the reporting.

(f) In addition to other sanctions available under the law, an employer that violates this section is liable for a civil penalty for each failure to meet the requirements of this section of not more than (1) $10 for each employee who is newly hired, rehired, or newly returned to work; and

(2) $100 if the failure is the result of a conspiracy between the employee and the employer not to supply the required report or to supply a false or incomplete report concerning an employee.

(g) In this section, (1) employee has the meaning given in 26 U.S.C. 3401(c); employee does not include an employee of a federal or state agency performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions if the head of that agency has determined that reporting under this section on the employee could endanger the safety of the employee or compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission;

(2) employer has the meaning given in 26 U.S.C. 3401(d); employer includes a governmental entity and a labor organization;

(3) labor organization has the meaning given in 29 U.S.C. 152; labor organization includes an entity that is used by the labor organization and another employer to carry out hiring or other requirements described in 29 U.S.C. 158(f)(3) in accordance with an agreement between the labor organization and the other employer.
Alaska Stat. § 25.05.111 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.05 / Section 25.05.111
Issuance of license.
Status: in_force

(a) A marriage license may not be issued unless both of the contracting parties are identified to the satisfaction of the licensing officer. If all requirements have been met, and there is no legal objection to the contemplated marriage, and neither party is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or otherwise incapable of understanding the seriousness of the proceeding, the licensing officer shall issue a license.

(b) With a license issued under (a) of this section, the licensing officer shall also give to the parties written information about fetal alcohol effects and the fetal health effects of chemical abuse and battering during pregnancy. The Department of Health shall prepare or obtain this information and submit it in distributable form to each licensing officer in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 25.15.100 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.15 / Section 25.15.100
Married person may contract or incur liabilities.
Status: in_force

A married person may make contracts and may incur liabilities, and the contracts and liabilities may be enforced by or against the person to the same extent and in the same manner as if the person were unmarried.
Alaska Stat. § 25.27.135 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.27 / Section 25.27.135
Limitation on actions to establish child support obligation.
Status: in_force

If the same causes of action concerning a duty of child support are pending concurrently in court and before the agency, the second action filed may be abated upon the motion of a party or the agency. The court or the agency may award full costs and attorney fees to the party prevailing on the abatement motion.
Alaska Stat. § 25.24.130 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.24 / Section 25.24.130
Defenses to other divorce grounds.
Status: in_force

When the divorce action is for any of the grounds provided in AS 25.24.050 (4)(6), the defense of procurement or that the defendant has been expressly forgiven may be made. When the divorce action is for the ground provided in AS 25.24.050 (3), the defense of procurement or that the defendant has been expressly forgiven or that the action was not brought within two years after conviction may be made.
Alaska Stat. § 25.25.203 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.25 / Section 25.25.203
Initiating and responding tribunal of this state.
Status: in_force

Under this chapter, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
Alaska Stat. § 25.05.331 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.05 / Section 25.05.331
Unlawful issuance or refusal of license.
Status: in_force

A licensing officer who knowingly issues a marriage license knowing it to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter or who wilfully and wrongfully refuses to issue a license is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than $500, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 25.25.505 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.25 / Section 25.25.505
Penalties for noncompliance.
Status: in_force

An employer that wilfully fails to comply with an income withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state.
Alaska Stat. § 25.25.702 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.25 / Section 25.25.702
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 25.25.702  25.25.714, (1) application means a request under the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority;

(2) central authority means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in AS 25.25.101 (5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the convention;

(3) convention support order means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in AS 25.25.101 (5)(D);

(4) direct request means a complaint or comparable pleading filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor, or child residing outside the United States;

(5) foreign central authority means the entity designated by a foreign country described in AS 25.25.101 (5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the convention;

(6) foreign support agreement (A) means an agreement for support in a record that (i) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;

(ii) has been formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal or authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with, a foreign tribunal; and

(iii) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal;

(B) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the convention;

(7) United States central authority means the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Alaska Stat. § 25.24.070 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.24 / Section 25.24.070
Confession of adultery.
Status: in_force

In an action for divorce on the ground of adultery, a confession of adultery is not alone sufficient to justify a judgment of divorce.
Alaska Stat. § 25.23.200 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.23 / Section 25.23.200
Investigation of home for subsidized hard-to-place child.
Status: in_force

Persons who are caring for a hard-to-place child on a foster parent basis and who have applied to adopt the hard-to-place child and to receive payments for the care and support of the hard-to-place child shall be evaluated as to their suitability as adoptive parents by means of an adoptive home study. Persons who are caring for a hard-to-place child in the state's custody and who wish to be appointed legal guardians of the child under AS 13.26.132 , and to receive payments for the care and support of the child, shall be evaluated as to their suitability as guardians by means of a guardianship study. A home study or guardianship study shall be made by the commissioner's adoption staff or on the commissioner's behalf by an authorized agency or individual that provides adoption services.
Alaska Stat. § 25.27.280 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.27 / Section 25.27.280
Severability: Alternative when method of notification held invalid.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application of it to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable. If any method of notification provided for in this chapter is held invalid, service as provided for by the laws of the state for service of process in a civil action shall be substituted for the method held invalid.
Alaska Stat. § 25.30.460 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.30 / Section 25.30.460
Expedited enforcement of child custody determination.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition under AS 25.30.400  25.30.590 must be verified. A certified copy, or a copy of a certified copy, of the orders sought to be enforced and of an order, if any, confirming registration must be attached to the petition.

(b) A petition for enforcement of a child custody determination must state (1) whether the court that issued the determination identified the jurisdictional basis it relied on in exercising jurisdiction and, if so, what the basis was;

(2) whether the determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court whose decision must be enforced under this chapter and, if so, must identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding;

(3) whether a proceeding has been commenced that could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights, and adoptions and, if so, must identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding;

(4) the present physical address of the child and the respondent, if known;

(5) whether relief in addition to the immediate physical custody of the child and attorney fees is sought, including a request for assistance from law enforcement officials and, if so, the relief sought; and

(6) if the child custody determination has been registered and confirmed under AS 25.30.430 , the date and place of registration.

(c) On the filing of a petition, the court shall issue an order directing the respondent to appear in person with or without the child at a hearing and may enter an order necessary to ensure the safety of the parties and the child. The hearing must be held on the next judicial day after service of the order unless that date is impossible. In that event, the court shall hold the hearing on the first judicial day possible. The court may extend the date of hearing at the request of the petitioner.

(d) An order issued under (c) of this section must state the time and place of the hearing and advise the respondent that, at the hearing, the court will order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child and the payment of fees, costs, and expenses under AS 25.30.500 and may schedule a hearing to determine whether further relief is appropriate unless the respondent appears and establishes that (1) the child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under AS 25.30.430 , and that (A) the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300  25.30.390;

(B) the child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300  25.30.390; or

(C) the respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.840 in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or

(2) the child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under AS 25.30.430 but has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under provisions substantially similar to AS 25.30.300  25.30.390.
Alaska Stat. § 25.05.021 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.05 / Section 25.05.021
Prohibited marriages.
Status: in_force

Marriage is prohibited and void if performed when (1) either party to the proposed marriage has a husband or wife living; or

(2) the parties to the proposed marriage are more closely related to each other than the fourth degree of consanguinity, whether of the whole or half blood, computed according to rules of the civil law.
Alaska Stat. § 25.24.400 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.24 / Section 25.24.400
Complaint for legal separation.
Status: in_force

A husband or a wife may separately or jointly file a complaint in the superior court for a legal separation. A legal separation may be granted no more than once to the same married couple.
Alaska Stat. § 25.27.230 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.27 / Section 25.27.230
Assertion, recording, and effect of lien.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall assert a lien upon the real or personal property of the obligor in the amount of the obligor's liability if an arrearage occurs under a support order being enforced by the agency.

(b) A lien recorded under this section has no effect against earnings, or bank deposits or balances, unless it states the amount of the obligor's liability under this chapter and unless the lien is served in accordance with AS 25.27.240 .

(c) The lien shall attach to all real and personal property of the obligor and be effective on the date of recording of the lien with the recorder of the recording district in which the property attached is located. A lien against earnings shall attach and be effective upon filing with the recorder of the recording district in which the employer does business or maintains an office or agent for the purpose of doing business. A lien filed at the offices of the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission in Juneau against a limited entry permit issued under AS 16.43 is considered to have been filed against the permit in all recording districts in which the permit holder uses the permit.

(d) Whenever a lien has been recorded under this section and there is in the possession of any person, political subdivision, or department of the state having actual notice of the lien any property that may be subject to the lien, that property may not be paid over, released, sold, transferred, encumbered, or conveyed unless (1) a written release or waiver signed by a representative of the agency has been delivered to the person, political subdivision, or department of the state; or

(2) a decision has been made in a hearing held under AS 25.27.170 or by a superior court ordering release of the lien on the grounds that no debt exists or that the debt has been satisfied.

(e) A lien arising in another state under the child support laws of that state shall be given full faith and credit in this state. The lien may be asserted in this state upon the real or personal property of the obligor in the amount of the obligor's liability by complying with the requirements of this section.

(f) A lien recorded under this section is a judgment lien and may be enforced by execution under AS 09.35 in the full amount of the obligor's liability at the time of execution.
Alaska Stat. § 25.24.450 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.24 / Section 25.24.450
Decree.
Status: in_force

(a) If a court finds that the grounds specified under AS 25.24.410 exist, the court may enter a decree of legal separation.

(b) Unless otherwise provided in the decree, provisions for child custody and visitation, child support, and spousal support included in a decree of legal separation are final orders subject to modification only as provided in AS 25.20.110 and AS 25.24.170 .

(c) If the decree of legal separation includes provisions for division of property and debts of the marriage, the decree must state whether the division is an interim or final order. To the extent the division is not a final order, the court shall determine the parties' respective rights to and responsibilities for property and obligations not finally distributed and as to any property or debts accrued by either party while the order is in effect.
Alaska Stat. § 25.25.613 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.25 / Section 25.25.613
Jurisdiction to modify support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state.
Status: in_force

(a) If all of the individual parties reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.

(b) A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction as provided in this section shall apply the provisions of AS 25.25.101  25.25.209 and 25.25.601  25.25.614 to the enforcement or modification proceeding. AS 25.25.301  25.25.507, 25.25.702  25.25.714, 25.25.801, and 25.25.802 do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.
Alaska Stat. § 25.25.802 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.25 / Section 25.25.802
Conditions of rendition.
Status: in_force

(a) Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the governor of this state or the designee of the governor may require a prosecutor of this state to demonstrate that the obligee had initiated proceedings for support under this chapter at least 60 days previously or that the proceeding would be of no avail.

(b) If, under this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter, or the former provisions of this chapter, the governor of another state makes a demand that the governor of this state surrender an individual charged criminally in that state with having failed to provide for the support of a child or other individual to whom a duty of support is owed, the governor or a designee of the governor may require a prosecutor to investigate the demand and report whether a proceeding for support has been initiated or would be effective. If it appears that a proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated, the governor or designee may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a proceeding.

(c) If a proceeding for support has been initiated and the individual whose rendition is demanded prevails, the governor or the designee of the governor may decline to honor the demand. If the petitioner prevails and the individual whose rendition is demanded is subject to a support order, the governor or designee may decline to honor the demand if the individual is complying with the support order.

Article 9. Miscellaneous Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 25.25.317 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.25 / Section 25.25.317
Communications between tribunals.
Status: in_force

A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record, or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of this state may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal outside this state.
Alaska Stat. § 25.23.240 — AK Code / Title 25 / Chapter 25.23 / Section 25.23.240
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) adult means an individual who has reached the age of majority;

(2) agency means any person certified, licensed, or otherwise specially empowered by law or regulation to place minors for adoption;

(3) child means a son or daughter, whether by birth or by adoption;

(4) commissioner means the commissioner of family and community services;

(5) court means the superior court of this state, and, when the context requires, the court of another state empowered to grant petitions for adoption or guardianship or to terminate parental rights;

(6) department means the Department of Family and Community Services;

(7) hard-to-place child means a minor who is not likely to be adopted or to obtain a guardian by reason of physical or mental disability, emotional disturbance, recognized high risk of physical or mental disease, age, membership in a sibling group, racial or ethnic factors, or any combination of these conditions;

(8) minor means a person who has not reached the age of majority;

(9) sexual abuse of a minor means a sexual offense defined in AS 11.41.434 , 11.41.436, 11.41.438, or 11.41.440;

(10) sexual assault means a sexual offense defined in AS 11.41.410  11.41.427;

(11) stepparent means the spouse of a natural parent of the child residing in the same household.