(a) Subject to (d) of this section, the Alaska Court System shall bear the costs of the visitor and expert appointed under Alaska Stat. § 13.26.226 (c).
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.26.291

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) Subject to (c) and (d) of this section, the respondent shall bear the costs of the attorney appointed under Alaska Stat. § 13.26.226 (b), of the expert appointed under Alaska Stat. § 13.26.241 (d), of the guardian ad litem appointed under Alaska Stat. § 13.26.041, and of other court and guardianship costs incurred under this chapter.
(c) The state shall pay all or part of the costs described in (b) of this section if the court finds that the payment is necessary to prevent the respondent from suffering financial hardship or from becoming dependent upon a government agency or a private person or agency.
(d) The court may require the petitioner to pay all or some of the costs described in (a) and (b) of this section if the court finds that the petitioner initiated a proceeding under this chapter that was malicious, frivolous, or without just cause.
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