# Alaska — Filial responsibility laws by state — what each statute actually says about an adult child's liability for a parent's care

For Alaska, statute is § 25.20.030; who owes the duty is Each child is bound to maintain the child's parents; condition on the parent is poor and unable to work to maintain themselves, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Alaska _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** § 25.20.030 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Who owes the duty:** Each child is bound to maintain the child's parents _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Condition on the parent:** poor and unable to work to maintain themselves _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Each parent is bound to maintain the parent's children when poor and unable to work to maintain themselves. Each child is bound to maintain the child's parents in like circumstances.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### State

> Alaska Statutes Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations § 25.20.030. Duty of parent and child to maintain each other

### Statute

> Alaska Statutes Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations § 25.20.030. Duty of parent and child to maintain each other

### Who owes the duty

> Each parent is bound to maintain the parent's children when poor and unable to work to maintain themselves. Each child is bound to maintain the child's parents in like circumstances.

### Condition on the parent

> Each parent is bound to maintain the parent's children when poor and unable to work to maintain themselves. Each child is bound to maintain the child's parents in like circumstances.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-25-marital-and-domestic-relations/ak-st-sect-25-20-030.html

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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