Alaska Court System Self-Help

Ending the Marriage – Divorce or Dissolution

Unmarried parents who want an order for a parenting plan and child support

Serving the other side (giving the other side copies of what you file)

• Read about Serving the Other Side

Fee Waiver (if you can't afford the cost to start the case)

• Fee Waiver, TF-920
• Read about Fee Waiver

Standing Orders

Standing Orders are automatic court orders that take effect once your case is filed. Read more about Domestic Relations Standing Orders.

Instructions

• Instructions for Answering a Complaint, SHC-186

Forms

• Answer & Counterclaim Packet to a Custody Complaint, SHC-PAC3B
• Answer & Counterclaim Packet to Divorce With Minor Children, SHC-PAC4
• Answer & Counterclaim Packet to Divorce Without Minor Children, SHC-PAC5

Instructions and Useful Information

• How to Serve a Summons in a Civil Lawsuit, CIV-106
• Tips on Locating People, HTML | PDF
• List of Licensed Process Servers
• Example of TrueFiling Certificate of Service, PUB-50
• Service Reminder for Non-TrueFiling Users, PUB-51

Forms

• Certificate of Service, TF-700
• Affidavit - Service by Certified Mail, CIV-620

Serving Outside Alaska with an Out-of-State Process Server

• Return of Service Affidavit, SHC-193 Word | PDF

Serving in an Alaska Jail

• Affidavit of Proof of Service at Jail Facility, CIV-140

Serving in a Jail Outside of Alaska

• Return of Service Affidavit, SHC-193 Word | PDF

Serving by Mail in a Foreign Country

• Notice & Affidavit of Foreign Service, SHC-205 Word | PDF

Serving Absent Defendant by Publication or Posting

• Alternate Service Packet, SHC-PAC2

Filing

• Default Application, DR-952
• Affidavit - Certified Mail, CIV-620

Responding

• Motion, Affidavit, and Order to Set Aside Default and Accept Late Filed Answer, CIV-858

Other special forms

• Motion for Employer-Reported Wages in Default Case, DR-325 FBKS - For use in Fairbanks court, default domestic relations cases only.

Instructions

• Getting Your Message to the Judge, SHC-1380 Word | PDF
• Information about Motions
• Service Reminder for Non-TrueFiling Users PUB-51

Forms for the Party Filing the Motion (pick the motion for your case type)

• Motion for Interim (Temporary) Order - Divorce or Legal Separation without Children, DR-884
• Motion for Interim (Temporary) Order - Divorce or Legal Separation with Children, DR-882
• Motion for Interim (Temporary) Custody and Child Support, DR-455
• Reply, TF-708

Form for the Party Responding to the Motion

• Response to Motion (Request), TF-707

Instructions

• Getting Your Message to the Judge, SHC-1380 Word | PDF
• Information about Motions
• Service Reminder for Non-TrueFiling Users PUB-51

Forms for the Party Filing the Motion (pick the motion for your case type)

• Motion (Request) and Affidavit, TF-706
• Notice of Motion, CIV-650 (required form if you are filing post-judgment)
• Reply, TF-708

Form for the Party Responding to the Motion / Special Motion Forms for Interim Orders (party responding to the motion)

• Response to Motion (Request), TF-707

Go to the free Hearing and Trial Preparation workshop!

Instructions

• Guidelines for Courtroom Behavior, SHC-1085 Word | PDF
• How to Prepare Your Exhibits, SHC-1084 HTML | PDF
• How to Subpoena a Witness, CIV-109
• Introduction to Getting an Exhibit Admitted, SHC-1083
• Offer of Proof - Exhibits, TF-203
• Offer of Proof - Witnesses, TF-239
• Hearing and Trial Preparation
• What Happens at a Hearing or Trial, SHC-1080

Forms

• Exhibit List, TF-200 & TF-201
• Joint Motion for Settlement Conference, SHC-1062 Word | PDF
• Request to Put Agreement on the Record, DR-264
• Motion for Settlement Conference, SHC-1064 Word | PDF
• Trial Brief, TF-265
• Witness List, TF-238
• Request to Appear by Telephone, TF-710
• Request For Remote Video Hearing, TF-718

Additional Forms Depending on Type of Case

• Motion (Request) and Affidavit for Reconsideration, CIV-806
• Motion (Request) and Affidavit to Set Aside Judgment or Order, CIV-807
• Notice of Motion, CIV-650
  (Required form if you are filing post-judgment and either (1) the other side was not represented by a lawyer, or (2) the other side was represented by a lawyer, but more than 1 year has passed since the final judgment)
• Service Reminder for Non-TrueFiling Users PUB-51

Forms for the Moving Party

Forms for the Responding Party

Information about Execution Procedure

• Execution Procedure: Judgment Creditor Booklet, CIV-550
• Judgment Debtor Booklet, CIV-511

Forms and Information to Execute on Debtor’s PFD

• Information for Issuance of Writ of Execution, CIV-501
• Writ of Execution & Notice of Levy on PFD by Certified Mail, CIV-502
• Writ of Execution on PFD, CIV-504
  [This form was eliminated effective May 1, 2012. No new CIV-504 writs will be issued, but previously issued ones will remain outstanding.]
• Executing on the Permanent Fund Dividend: Creditor's Instructions, CIV-503
• Instructions to Process Server for Serving Writ of Execution, CIV-560

Forms and Information to Garnish the Debtor’s Earnings

• Information for Issuance of Writ of Execution, CIV-501
• Writ of Execution for Garnishment of Earnings, CIV-525
• Employer's Response, CIV-526
• Notice of Garnishment and Notice of Right to Exemptions, CIV-530
• Claim of Exemption from Garnishment, CIV-531
• Instructions to Process Server for Serving Writ of Execution for Garnishment of Earnings, CIV-561

Parents agree on change to parenting plan or child support

• Uncontested Motion to Modify Custody, Visitation, and Child Support Packet, SHC-PAC11

Parents do not agree or do not know if they agree about change to parenting plan or child support

• Motion to Change Parenting Plan or Child Support Packet, SHC-PAC12A (parent filing the request to change the order)
• Response to Motion to Change Parenting Plan or Child Support Packet, SHC-PAC12B

Forms to Include with Your Motion or Response

• Child Custody Jurisdiction Affidavit, DR-150
• Child Support Guidelines Affidavit, DR-305 Fillable PDF | Print Only
• Financial Declaration, DR-962

Instructions

• Registering Foreign Orders

Forms

• Registering Child Custody Order from Another State or Country, SHC-PAC7
• Request to Register Tribal Court Order, SHC-PAC7
• Registering Foreign Support Order, SHC-PAC8

Instructions

• How to Fill out the Child Support Guidelines Affidavit
• How to Calculate Child Support Under Civil Rule 90.3, DR-310

Forms

• Child Support Guidelines Affidavit, DR-305 Fillable PDF | Print Only
• Shared Custody Support Calculation, DR-306
• Divided Custody Support Calculation, DR-307
• Hybrid Custody Support Calculation, DR-308
• Child Support Income Averaging Affidavit, SHC-1210 Word | PDF
• Agreement & Order for Child Support Arrears Settlement, SHC-1245 Word | PDF

General Information About CSED

• Information About CSED, DR-316

Forms to Apply or Withdraw From CSED Services

• Withdrawal of Application for Services Form 04-1090

CSED Forms and Information for Domestic Violence Victims

• Confidentiality of Information for Victims of Domestic Violence, Form 04-0500A
• Affidavit and Request for Nondisclosure of Identifying Information, Form 04-0502

Form to Request a CSED Modification Packet

Important Note: CSED orders can be modified through CSED, but court orders can only be modified directly by you using the Court's Modification Packet. Please call the Helpline if you have questions about how these procedures differ.

• Request for CSED Modification of an Alaskan Child Support Order, Form 04-1686A

Form to Request Lowering CSED Withholding Because of Hardship

• Hardship Request for Lower Withholding, Form 04-0009

Form to ask to join the parents' custody case

• Motion & Affidavit to Join for Purpose of Grandparent Visitation, SHC-1140 Word | PDF

Form to ask for grandparent visitation before the parents' custody case is done

• Motion & Affidavit for Grandparent Visitation, SHC-1142 Word | PDF

Form to ask for grandparent visitation after there is a final judgment in the parents' custody case

• Motion & Affidavit for Grandparent Visitation (post-judgment), SHC-1144 Word | PDF

Starting the case when the spouses agree

• Uncontested Complaint for Legal Separation With Children, SHC-PAC15A
• Uncontested Complaint for Legal Separation Without Children, SHC-PAC15B

Starting the case when the spouses do not agree or do not know if they agree

• Complaint for Legal Separation With Children, SHC-PAC13A
• Complaint for Legal Separation Without Children, SHC-PAC13B

Responding when the other spouse filed a Complaint for Legal Separation

• Answer & Counterclaim to Legal Separation With Children, SHC-PAC14A
• Answer & Counterclaim to Legal Separation Without Children, SHC-PAC14B

Asking the court to convert the Legal Separation to Divorce

• Motion & Affidavit to Convert the Legal Separation to Divorce, SHC-1336 WORD

• Parenting Plan, DR-475
• Best Interests Affidavit, DR-965
• Child Custody Jurisdiction Affidavit, DR-150
• Motion and Affidavit for Interim Orders - Divorce With Children DR-882
• Motion and Affidavit for Interim Orders - Parenting Plan (Custody) DR-455
• Motion for Interim (Temporary) Custody and Child Support, DR-455
• Weekly Scheduling Chart, SHC-1132 Word | PDF
• Links for Alaska School District Calendars in Superior Court Locations

Parent Forms

• Proposal for Private Parenting Coordinator, SHC-1810 PDF | Word
• Objection to Parenting Coordinator Decision, SHC-1811 PDF | Word
• About the Parenting Coordination Process, SHC-1812

Parenting Coordinator Forms

• Parenting Coordinator Entry of Appearance, SHC-1820 PDF | Word
• Parenting Coordinator Request for Hearing, SHC-1821 PDF | Word
• Parenting Coordinator Report to the Court, SHC-1822 PDF | Word
• Parenting Coordinator Policies and Procedures, SHC-1823
• Parent Intake Form, SHC-1824 PDF | Word
• Parenting Coordinator Information Form and Qualifications, SHC-1825 PDF | Word

Attorney Use Form

• Order Appointing Parenting Coordinator, DR-682 Word Template

Complaints to Establish Paternity

• Complaint by Mother to Establish Paternity, DR-500
• Complaint by Biological Father to Establish Paternity, DR-501
• If the parents agree, Uncontested Complaint to Establish Paternity, DR-520

Complaints to Disestablish Paternity

• Complaint by Mother to Disestablish Paternity, DR-505
• Complaint by Current Legal Father to Disestablish Paternity, DR-506

Complaints to Disestablish and Establish Paternity

• Complaint by Mother to Disestablish and Establish Paternity, DR-510
• Complaint by Biological Father to Disestablish Another and Establish Self, DR-511
• Complaint by Current Legal Father to Disestablish Self and Establish Another, DR-512

Answers to Paternity Complaint

• Answer and Counterclaim to Complaint to Disestablish Paternity, DR-509
• Answer and Counterclaim to Complaint to Establish Paternity, DR-504
• Answer and Counterclaim to Complaint to Disestablish and Establish, DR-514

Forms Useful to Prove Paternity

• Motion & Affidavit for Genetic (DNA) Testing, DR-530
• Three-Way Affidavit to Disestablish and Establish Paternity, DR-521

Miscellaneous

• Motion to Bifurcate Divorce and Decide Paternity after Birth, DR-526
• Joint Request to Bifurcate Divorce and Decide Paternity after Birth, DR-525
• Joint Request for Biological Father to Join Case to Establish Paternity, DR-523

Information to Exchange with the Other Party

• Civil Rule 26.1 Questionnaire, DR-890
• Civil Rule 26.1 Property Worksheet, SHC-061 Excel
• Release of Financial and Employment Information, DR-895

If ordered by the court to provide someone access to your medical records, fill out the following release form and give to that person

• Release of Medical Information, SHC-1012 Word | PDF

Forms

• Financial Declaration, DR-250
• Property & Debt Worksheet, SHC-1000 Word | PDF
• Marital Property and Debt Division Agreement, SHC-1005 Word | PDF
• Request to Modify Order or Decree Concerning Spousal Maintenance or Property Allocation, DR-735

• Uncontested Complaint for Custody of Minor Children Packet, SHC-PAC10
• Uncontested Complaint for Divorce With Children Packet, SHC-PAC9A
• Uncontested Divorce Complaint with No property, No Children, and Short Marriage Packet, SHC-PAC9C
• Uncontested Complaint for Divorce Without Children Packet, SHC-PAC9B
• Uncontested Motion to Change Packet, SHC-PAC11
• Parenting Plan, DR-475
• Joint Motion, SHC-1310 Word | PDF
• Joint Affidavit, SHC-1320 Word | PDF
• Joint Motion for Settlement Conference, SHC-1062 Word | PDF
• Motion for Settlement Conference, SHC-1064 Word | PDF
• Request to Put Agreement on the Record, DR-264

• Additional Information, TF-941
• Affidavit, SHC-1625 Word | PDF
• Certificate of Service, TF-700
• Objections (Civil Rule 78), SHC-1635 Word | PDF
• Financial Declaration, DR-250
• Notice of Filing, TF-705
• Notice of Motion, CIV-650
• Request to Appear Testify By Telephone, TF-710
• Request and Release for Records From the Alaska Department of Labor, SHC-1282 Word | PDF
• Authorization to Release Social Security Earnings Information, SHC-1285 Word | PDF

Family Law Form Packets are available at: https://courts.alaska.gov/shc/family/packets.htm