ALASKA DIVORCE PAPERS WITH EXPLANATIONS

The documents listed below are the primary documents for a Alaska uncontested divorce. You will notice that some of the documents apply with children. If you do not have minor children, these documents are typically not required.

• Petition for Dissolution of Marriage: A couple without children may jointly file a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, which asks the court to end the marriage on grounds of irredeemable breakdown and spells out the terms and conditions of the marital settlement of assets and liabilities, or a couple with children may jointly file a petition, which does the same as well as custody, visitation and child support, as is applicable.
• Shared Child Support Worksheet: The Shared Custody Child Support Calculation, which is attached to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, defines the support each parent pays when each shares custody of the children.
• Appearance and Waiver of Notice of Hearing: A spouse files this when he or she agrees to the dissolution and waives his or her rights to appear at the hearing. When the spouses file jointly to dissolve a marriage with children, both spouses normally attend the hearing, but when one cannot attend, the absent spouse completes an Appearance and Waiver of Hearing waiving his or her right to appear.
• Decree of Dissolution of Marriage: This is the document that outlines the courts orders and finalizes the divorce/dissolution.