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Getting Divorced in Alaska
According to the State of Alaska statutes, a divorce may be granted for any of the following grounds:
- Failure to consummate the marriage at the time of the marriage and continuing at the commencement of the action.
- Adultery.
- Conviction of a felony.
- Willful desertion for a period of one year.
- Either
- cruel and inhuman treatment calculated to impair health or endanger life.
- personal indignities rendering life burdensome.
- incompatibility of temperament.
- Habitual gross drunkenness contracted since marriage and continuing for one year prior to filing for divorce.
- Incurable mental illness when the spouse has been confined to an institution for a period of at least 18 months immediately preceding the filing; the status as to the support and maintenance of the mentally ill person is not altered in any way by the granting of the divorce.
- Addiction of either party, subsequent to the marriage, to the habitual use of opium, morphine, cocaine, or a similar drug.
Residency
At least one spouse must be a resident of the state when filing for legal separation or divorce.
Legal Separation
A husband or a wife may separately or jointly file for a legal separation. A legal separation may be granted no more than once to the same married couple. A legal separation may be granted by the court because:
- An incompatibility of temperament exists between the parties, or
- The continuation of the parties’ status as married persons preserves or protects significant legal, financial, social, or religious interests.
A decree of legal separation does not restore the parties to the status of unmarried persons.
Alaska Divorce Laws and Marriage Laws
You can find a complete listing of Alaska divorce laws by searching “divorce” here.
