Legal Forms for Alaska Divorce Law

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Alaska Residency Requirements For Divorce

The state imposes no minimum residency requirement for the initiation of a divorce in Alaska. In a contested Alaska divorce, jurisdiction over children or jurisdiction over an unwilling spouse may require a longer residency period. Thirty days must pass subsequent to filing before a divorce can be finalized.

Grounds For Divorce In Alaska

Alaska recognizes both fault and no-fault grounds for divorce.

No-fault grounds for divorce in Alaska include:

• incompatibility of temperament which results in the irremediable breakdown of the marriage.

• adultery;
• incurable mental disease and confinement for 18 months;
• substance abuse;
• conviction of a felony;
• abandonment for over one year;
• cruel and/or inhuman treatment;
• habitual drunkenness.

Alaska Child Custody

Shared legal Custody can be agreed upon by the parties, but it is not always awarded in a contested situation. Shared legal Custody means that the parties have equal decision making power over the important decisions concerning the children's issues. Physical Custody is determined according to the best interests of the child and the parties' agreement.

Factors to consider in making child Custody decisions for a divorce in Alaska include:

• needs of the child;
• ability and desire of parent to meet those needs;
• desires of child;
• bond between parent and child;
• length of time child has lived in a particular environment;
• desire and ability of the Custodyial parent to allow frequent contact between the non-Custodyial parent and the child, and to encourage an open and loving relationship with the other parent.

Alaska Child Support GuideLines

Alaska has adopted child support guidelines which apply in virtually every divorce in Alaska case, unless special circumstances are present. The child support calculation takes into consideration the gross income of both parties, and certain child related expenses. Child support will continue until the child reaches the age of majority, and may be extended through his or her secondary education.

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