State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division v. Pealatere

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this appeal, the Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) challenges the superior court’s denial of its motion for reimbursement of public assistance. The superi- or court found that because a non-custodial parent met her child support obligation by relinquishing her interest in a portion of the marital property, she is entitled to an offset against the amount sought by CSED. During the pendency of this appeal, we issued an opinion in State, CSED v. Green, 1 holding that CSED possesses an independent statutory right under AS 25.27.120(a) to…