Alaska Court System Self-Help

You can petition for a protective order during regular court hours. The Anchorage court has extended hours at the Boney Courthouse, 303 K St., for protective order petitions Monday – Friday 8 am – 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday noon – 8 pm.

There are 3 different types of protective orders (also called restraining orders) that can prohibit certain kinds of behavior, including contacting the person who requested the protective order:

• domestic violence protective orders
• stalking protective orders, and
• sexual assault protective orders

Which order to ask for depends on whether you have a specific relationship defined in the law with the other side and what actions the other side took toward you that causes you fear and makes you feel like you need protection.

Please read the Quick Reference information and the Step by Step Flowchart to understand the different types of protective orders:

• QUICK REFERENCE – Domestic Violence, Stalking and Sexual Assault Protective Orders
• Step by step flow chart for domestic violence protective orders

A history of domestic violence between you and the other parent can affect the custody or visitation arrangement for your children. The law presumes that the parent who committed the domestic violence might not get custody and visitation unless he or she meets certain requirements. These may include completing a batterer’s intervention or substance abuse treatment program. To find domestic violence, the law does not require the existence of a protective order or criminal charges. The divorce or custody judge may ask about domestic violence. If there has been domestic violence, you should talk with a lawyer about how this law will impact your case. Read the statute at: AS 25.24.150(g)-(j) .

If you have children with the other party in a domestic violence protective order case, the judge may decide temporary custody of the children. The judge can decide a custody and visitation arrangement which will be in effect for one year if a long term order is granted. The judge can also order that the parent without custody pay child support.

Before you go to the hearing for the long term order, you should come up with a visitation plan that you want. To understand what a visitation plan is about, read the FAQs on Visitation (Word | PDF). You can also use the Visitation Plan & Child Support Worksheet (Word | PDF) to write down what you want to ask for at the hearing.

After the protective order expires, there will be no custody order in effect unless there already is a custody order from a divorce or custody case. Without a custody order, both parents have legal rights to the children. To avoid a time period when there is no custody order in effect, you may file a separate permanent custody action in Superior Court before your protective order expires. You can learn about filing a divorce or custody case or call the Family Law Self-Help Center.

To learn how to get a protective order in Alaska, read:

• How to Represent Yourself in Alaska's Domestic Violence Protective Order Process, PUB-22
• Cómo Representarse En El Proceso De Una Orden De Protección De Violencia Doméstica De Alaska, PUB-22S
• Step-By-Step DV Protective Orders Flow Chart, SHC-3200 Word | PDF

Request a Domestic Violence Protective Order

Form to ask the court to modify, extend or dissolve an order:

To learn more about what to do if someone files a Domestic Violence Protective Order against you, read:

• What to Do When Someone Files a Domestic Violence Protective Order Against You, PUB-23
• Qué Hacer Cuando Alguien Solicita Una Orden De Protección De Violencia Doméstica Contra Usted, PUB-23S
• DV-151 Information for When Someone Gets a Domestic Violence Protective Order against You
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You don't have to file special forms at the court to register the protective order from another state or a tribal court. You can bring a certified copy to the court for filing. There is no filing fee. The clerk will send a copy of the filed order to Alaska law enforcement who will enter both your names and that there is a protective order into their system. The court or the police will not give the respondent a copy of the protective order or tell them that you have filed the order with the Alaska court. Law enforcement will not have immediate access to an electronic copy of the protective order. You may want to keep a copy of the protective order to show law enforcement if you need to call them to enforce it.

You can only get a Domestic Violence Protective Order against a “household member.” Household members are defined in AS 18.66.990(5) , but it generally means family members (by blood, adoption, or marriage), people you live with, or former or current romantic partners. If you do not have one of these kinds of relationships with the other person, you may qualify for a Sexual Assault Protective Order or a Stalking Protective Order. To get each of these protective orders, you need to convince the court that the other person, called the respondent, sexually assaulted or stalked you.

There are petition forms to request either a Sexual Assault Protective Order (CIV-750) or a Stalking Protective Order (CIV-752). Each petition type describes in more detail the definition of these crimes and what you must tell the court. For more information on how to file the petitions in court, and what may happen after a protective order is granted, read Instructions for Requesting a Protective Order Against Stalking or Sexual Assault (CIV-751).

The following forms are available to help you with this process:

• Petition for Sexual Assault Protective Order, CIV-750
• Instructions for Requesting a Protective Order Against Stalking or Sexual Assault, CIV-751
• Petition for Stalking Protective Order, CIV-752
• Request for Service of Protective Order Documents, DV-125
• Law Enforcement Information Sheet, DV-127