Parker v. State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division Ex Rel. R.A.W.

OPINION

Steve Parker, a resident of California, challenges the superior court’s jurisdiction in an action seeking a judgment of paternity and child support. Parker was stationed in Ketchikan in 1978 while a member of the United States Coast Guard. During this time, he engaged in sexual intercourse with an Alaska resident. This contact resulted in the conception of a child, also an Alaska resident, for whom the State seeks the decree in this case. We hold that the trial court properly exercised personal jurisdiction over Parker.

Under the catch-all provision of our “long-arm” statute, AS…