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A legal separation is when a married couple decides to live separately but remains legally married. A divorce, however, is the legal dissolution of marriage ? meaning the court terminates the marriage's legal bond, determines child custody and support, and divides assets and liabilities.

Property and debt must be divided in a fair and equitable way. For a marriage of some length, "fair and equitable" often means 50-50. However, after considering the factors listed below, the court may decide that it is "fair and equitable" to give one party more or less than 50%.

Alaska is a "no fault" divorce state, which allows for divorce on the basis of an "incompatibility of temperament." This means that even if your spouse is entirely opposed to ending your marriage, you can still request, and receive, a divorce from the Court. What if I want to modify my divorce or custody order?

Is there a waiting period before a divorce or dissolution is finalized in Alaska? Generally, you must wait at least 30 days after filing for divorce or dissolution before the judge will sign the final divorce decree.

Alaska provides for "fault-based" and "no-fault" divorce. In a fault-based divorce, one spouse accuses the other of misconduct. In a no-fault divorce, neither spouse blames the other for the failure of the marriage. Under Alaska divorce laws, adultery is one of the acceptable grounds (reasons) for divorce.

Alaska law presumes that children should have equal access to both parents unless a court order says otherwise. Before a custody order is issued, neither parent has a right to keep the other parent away from the children.

Child Custody Information To start a new custody case, the Court System's complete form packet, with instructions is DR-414. To answer a new custody complaint, use packet DR-440. Finally, to request a modification (meaning any change) to an existing custody order, use packet DR-700.

Alaska is an unusual combination of the two: It is an equitable property state with a law allowing couples to choose community property rules by executing a community property agreement or a community property trust.

Some people call this alimony, but in Alaska it is called spousal support. The court may order spousal support to be paid before the divorce is final, after the divorce, or both. But usually, the court orders spousal support for a specific purpose and a limited amount of time.