Gregg v. Gregg

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

This appeal presents three questions arising under former Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 99. The first is whether former Civil Rule 99 permitted a superior court judge to administer an oath to a witness appearing by telephone. The second is whether the telephone oath is valid when the witness is not physically present in the state. The third is whether the superior court may accept telephonic testimony over the objection of a party.

I

John Gregg (“Gregg”) and Linda Lewis (“Lewis”) 1 were married in Arizona in January 1980. Gregg and Lewis had no children, but Lewis had…