On our Alaska Custody page, we:
- Revised What is custody? and What is joint custody? to clarify the definitions of legal and physical custody and to add citing references to the applicable case law, statutes, and court rules. We also added a related court rule to our Alaska Selected Statutes page.
- Revised the title of In which state can I file for custody? to make it clearer that this question is about which state has the legal power (jurisdiction) to hear and decide a custody case. (This question was previously named Can I file for child custody in Alaska?)
- Revised What are the steps to file for custody? to be more comprehensive.
- Created the following five new questions:
- Will the judge always give joint custody?
- How will the judge decide whether or not to give joint custody?
- Will the judge give a temporary custody order?
- I am a victim of domestic violence. Can I keep my address and phone number confidential?
- If the judge makes a custody and visitation order I don’t agree with, what can I do?
We also created a new Alaska Child Support section with links to where to find information on child support in this state.
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On our Alaska Custody page, we revised four questions, added five new questions, and added one related court rule to our Selected Statutes page. We also created a new Alaska Child Support section with links to where to find information on child support in this state.




