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and that has exclusive jurisdiction over child custody proceedings under 25 U.S.C. 1911(a), a tribe that has re-assumed jurisdiction over child custody proceedings under 25 U.S.C. 1918, or a tribe to which jurisdiction of the particular child custody proceeding has been transferred by the state court under 25 U.S.C. 1911(b);

(15) “deferred subsidy” has the meaning given in AS 25.23.210(b)(2);

(16) “dissolved” means that an adoption or guardianship relationship has ended because the parental rights of the adoptive or guardianship parents are terminated;

(17) “legal guardian” means the caretaker in a judicially created relationship between child and caretaker that is intended to be permanent and self-sustaining as evidenced by the transfer to the caretaker of each of the following parental rights with respect to the child:

(A) protection;

(B) education;

(C) care and control of the person;

(D) custody of the person;

(E) decisionmaking;

(18) “relative guardian” means a guardian or prospective guardian who is related to a child by blood, marriage, fictive kin, or tribal custom; for purposes of this paragraph, “fictive kin” means an individual who is unrelated by birth or marriage, but has an emotionally significant relationship with a child that has the characteristics of a family relationship;

(19) “Title XVI” means 42 U.S.C. 1381 — 1383f (secs. 1601 — 1637 of the Social Security Act), revised as of October 1, 2010 and adopted by reference. (Eff. 3/31/2005, Register 173; am 4/13/2011, Register 198; am 8/1/2015, Register 215; am 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 13.26.153 AS 25.23.230 AS 47.14.120

AS 25.23.210 AS 47.14.100 Article 3. Children in Custody or Under Supervision: Needs and Income. Rule