Alaska No Fault Divorce

If a no fault divorce in this state is contested, then the court adheres to the state statutes while taking decisions regarding property distribution, child custody, alimony etc. However, if the divorce is uncontested, the court demands that all the details of these issues must be furnished along with the petition.

Residency requirements of Alaska No Fault Divorce

One or both of the divorcing partners must be a physical resident of Alaska. No duration of residency has been specified. It is indicated that at the time of filing the divorce, minimum one divorcing partner must reside in this state.

Grounds for Alaska No Fault Divorce

• If the temperaments of the divorcing partners are so incompatible that the marriage has irretrievably broken down, this can be considered as a ground for this sort of divorce
• There must not be any possibility that the divorcing partners would get along together
• Also, it must not be in the best interests of the divorcing partners to ask them to live along with each other.

The statute 25.24.050 of the no fault divorce laws of this state accepts the above mentioned ground of divorce.

Procedure

• The venue of filing the divorce is the Superior Court
• The county in this state wherein either divorcing partner resides can be chosen to file the divorce papers
• If both the divorcing partners agree with each other regarding the divorce issue, it is possible to file a joint petition. In such a case, both the divorcing partners have to put down their signatures on every page of the joint petition. Moreover, there is no need for any divorcing partner to serve the other partner with the divorce papers and the Summons
• When a single divorcing partner files the divorce papers, this partner has to serve the divorce papers along with the Summons to the other divorcing partner
• Generally, the final uncontested divorce hearing must be attended by both the divorcing partners. As per the divorce laws, minimum one divorcing partner must attend the hearing
• One of the divorcing partners may submit the relevant papers to the court that are evidence that attending the final divorce hearing would lead to considerable hardship to this divorcing partner. The Judge reviews these relevant papers and decides whether the hardship is up to such a degree that the divorcing partner cannot attend the hearing. If yes, the Judge permits that only one divorcing partner may attend the hearing
• After the date of filing the divorce papers, there is a waiting period of 30 days after which the divorce decree can be signed

No Fault Divorce Package

Packages of Alaska No Fault divorce packages are being given online. These include the following items.

• Roster of forms that must be filled
• Information of the divorce
• Explanation of the various forms
• Summary of the divorce laws

Divorce Papers