Alaska Divorce Lawyers

• Division of property
• Debt arrangements
• Spousal support
• Child support
• Child custody

As per the Alaska divorce law, a divorce can be granted for the following reasons:

• determined desertion for a span of 1 year
• after the marriage if either spouse becomes addicted to cocaine, morphine, opium or any identical drug
• conviction of a criminal act
• incurable mental illness leading to confinement in some institution for a span of minimum 18 months immediately preceding the start of the action (as per the divorce law, the grant of the divorce does not change in any way the status of the maintenance and support of the mentally ill person)
• adultery
• since marriage if either of the spouse is habituated to gross drunkenness and this habit has been in existence 1 year prior to the start of the action
• if at the time of marriage there is failure to consummate the marriage and this is continued at the start of the action
• the temperaments of the spouses are incompatible
• life has become onerous due to personal indignities
• inhuman and cruel treatment from either spouse intended to endanger life or affect health adversely

The divorce law in the state can divide the marital property in an equitable fashion. The word “equitable” does not essentially mean equal and in a 50:50 manner, but indicates a fair division. In Alaska, a signed Marital Settlement Agreement is used to settle property and debt issues. Alternatively, the property award is ordered and the Superior Court issues a decree. It may happen that the parties fail to make a settlement. In this case, a discovery process is carried out to decide the debt and property that is to be categorized as marital. This property is then allocated a monetary value and eventually the court offers these marital assets to the two members equitably. The court takes a decision regarding this issue on the basis of the financial state of the two parties, the earning capacities of the parties, the health and age of the members and the length of the marriage.

Requirements of residency

Before approaching a divorce lawyer in this state, one must ensure beforehand that the applicant is a resident of this state when the filing of the dissolution of marriage is done. Those who are serving in the United States government in a military branch and have been stationed at an installation or military base in the state of Alaska for minimum 30 days may approach such a lawyer.

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