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.
Sec. 25.24.410. Grounds for a legal separation.
A legal separation may be granted by the court based on a finding that (1) an incompatibility of temperament exists between the parties; and (2) the continuation of the parties’ status as married persons preserves or protects significant legal, financial, social, or religious interests.
Sec. 25.24.420. Residency required.
One of the parties to a complaint for legal separation must be a resident of the state at the time the action is commenced.
Sec. 25.24.430. Consolidation of actions.
If, at any time, a party to an action for legal separation files an action for divorce or annulment, the court shall consolidate the new action with the action for legal separation.
Sec. 25.24.440. Applicability of other statutes.
The following statutes relating to divorce actions shall be applied similarly to an action for legal separation: AS 25.24.060, 25.24.140, 25.24.150, 25.24.152, 25.24.160, and 25.24.170.
Sec. 25.24.450. Decree.
(a) If a court finds that the grounds specified under AS 25.24.410 exist, the court may enter a decree of legal separation. (b) Unless otherwise provided in the decree, provisions for child custody and visitation, child support, and spousal support included in a decree of legal separation are final orders subject to modification only as […]
Sec. 25.24.460. Effect of separation.
A decree of legal separation does not restore the parties to the status of unmarried persons. A decree of legal separation modifies the parties’ rights and responsibilities as married persons only to the extent specified in the decree of separation.