0:34 - 1:05
“the husband argued that he should not be required to pay past child support for the parties' disabled adult daughter because the daughter lived in an assisted care facility, so neither parent had physical custody of her”
- Speaker
- Unidentified speaker
- Timestamp
- 0:34 – 1:05
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- September 10, 2026
From the transcript
Regarding child support, the husband argued that he should not be required to pay past child support for the parties' disabled adult daughter because the daughter lived in an assisted care facility, so neither parent had physical custody of her. The Alaska Supreme Court reasoned that a parent does not necessarily give up physical custody by sending a child to an assisted care facility if the parent is still playing a custodial role. Here, the wife visited the daughter frequently, facilitated her care, and covered her living expenses, whereas the husband did not participate meaningfully in the daughter's care.
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