DOUGLAS v. STATE, DEPT. OF REVENUE

No. S-5360.

880 P.2d 113 (1994)

Pauline DOUGLAS, Appellant, v. STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied September 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Gasper and Mark P. Melchert, Jermain, Dunnagan & Owens, P.C., Anchorage, for appellant.

Linda L. Kesterson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anchorage, and Charles E. Cole, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before MOORE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ., and BRYNER, Justice, Pro Tem.


OPINION

MOORE, Chief Justice.

At issue in this appeal is whether, pursuant to a Department of Revenue (DOR) regulation adopting Alaska Civil Rule 90.3 as DOR's child support guidelines, DOR may assess a $50 monthly child support obligation against an incarcerated parent who has no assets and earns less than $50 per month. The superior court ruled that Pauline Douglas should be assessed ongoing child support of $50 per month while she is incarcerated...

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