Legal Information: Alaska

Custody

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Updated: 
November 17, 2022

What is joint custody?

Joint legal custody is when both parents have equal rights and responsibilities for major decisions concerning the child, including the education of the child, health care, and religious training. The court may also give one parent the ability to make certain decisions on her own (“sole power”) while both parents have equal rights and responsibilities for other decisions.

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