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To bring a lawsuit, the plaintiff files a document called a complaint with the court. The complaint explains what the dispute is about and states what relief the plaintiff is asking for. The defendant then has a chance to file a document called an answer.

What is the Cost of a Divorce in Alaska? Filing fees for a dissolution or a divorce in Alaska are $250. If you can't afford to pay the filing fee, you may be eligible for a fee waiver. To ask the judge to waive your fees, you submit an Exemption From the Payment of Fees.

A small claims case is a simplified type of court case for a person to try to recover money or personal property worth $10,000 or less. If your claim is over $10,000, you can still use small claims court, but you must give up the right to collect any amount over $10,000.

For example, the Alaska statute of limitations is three years for contracts and two years for personal injury and personal property damage cases. If you don't file within the proper period, you lose your right to sue.

The two levels of trial court in the Alaska Court System are the Superior Court and the District Court. The trial courts in Alaska are divided into four judicial districts, whose boundaries are defined by statute.

Small Claims Court is a special court where you can sue for up to $5000. You can only sue for money. You cannot sue to make someone do something or for pain and suffering. The Defendant must live, work, or have a place of business in western 5 towns of Suffolk County.

The court consists of five justices, one of whom is internally chosen to serve as chief justice for a three-year term. The justices are appointed by the governor of Alaska from slates of candidates approved by the Alaska Judicial Council, an independent commission of Alaskan lawyers and lay citizens.

The initial term of a new justice is at least three years, after which the justice stands for retention in an uncontested yes-no election. Subsequent terms last ten years. For more information on these elections, visit the Alaska judicial elections page.

The Superior Court of Alaska is the trial court of general jurisdiction; the Alaska Court of Appeals hears criminal appeals; and the Alaska Supreme Court is the highest appellate court, hearing primarily civil cases.