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Sec. 25.24.220. Hearing.

(a) After a petition for dissolution is filed under the provisions of AS 25.24.210, a hearing shall be scheduled in accordance with the Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure. (b) Except as provided in (i) of this section, if the petition is filed by both spouses under AS 25.24.200(a), both spouses shall attend the hearing personally […]

Sec. 25.24.230. Judgment.

(a) If the petition is filed under AS 25.24.200(a), and is not subject to AS 25.24.220(h), the court may grant the spouses a final decree of dissolution and shall order other relief as provided in this section if the court, upon consideration of the information contained in the petition and the testimony of the spouse […]

Sec. 25.24.232. Children as dependents for tax purposes.

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of AS 25.24.200 – 25.24.260, the court may not grant a final decree of dissolution that incorporates an agreement between the parties if the agreement unconditionally entitles a noncustodial parent to claim a child as a dependent under federal income tax laws. The court may incorporate into the decree of dissolution […]

Sec. 25.24.240. Effect and modification of decree.

(a) A decree of dissolution issued under AS 25.24.200 – 25.24.260 shall have the same force and effect as a decree granted under AS 25.24.010 – 25.24.180. (b) A decree of dissolution granted under AS 25.24.200 – 25.24.260 may be modified or enlarged as prescribed by AS 25.24.150 – 25.24.170.

Sec. 25.24.250. Forms.

(a) The Department of Law, in cooperation with the administrator of the Alaska Court System, shall prepare forms and instructions for use by persons wishing to obtain a dissolution of their marriage under AS 25.24.200 – 25.24.260 and wishing to utilize the services of the child support services agency. The forms shall conform to the […]

Sec. 25.24.310. Representation of minor.

(a) In an action involving a question of the custody, support, or visitation of a child, the court may, upon the motion of a party to the action or upon its own motion, appoint an attorney or the office of public advocacy to represent a minor with respect to the custody, support, and visitation of […]

Sec. 25.24.400. Complaint for legal separation.

A husband or a wife may separately or jointly file a complaint in the superior court for a legal separation. A legal separation may be granted no more than once to the same married couple.