Before granting a final decree in divorce, custody or dissolution cases, the Alaska Court System requires parents to complete a parent education requirement. Most courts require viewing an approved video or completing an online internet class.
The parent education requirement for you will depend on your court location. The requirements for each location are listed below.
REMEMBER: You will be responsible for filing your Certificate of Completion once you complete your local court requirements. In dissolution cases, some courts require that both parents file their Certificate of Completion at the clerk's office at the same time they file their petition for dissolution. In those courts, this means that you must see the video or complete the on-line class BEFORE you file your dissolution packet with the court. Check with your local court to understand when you need to file the Certificate of Completion.
Please visit the Family Law Self-Help Center’s Parenting and Custody page for more information to help you develop a parenting plan for a court order.
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Parents with a dissolution or uncontested divorce or custody case are required to:
The videos are available on a first-come, first-served basis at:
You will receive a certificate after you have viewed the video; do NOT bring children.
Please contact the Juneau court for information at 463-4700. The Clerk’s Office may be able to answer some general questions. You may watch the Two Homes video online.
Please contact the Aniak court at 675-4325 to schedule a viewing of the video.
Public showings are available daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on a walk-in basis.
Please contact the Hooper Bay court at 758-4860 to schedule a viewing of the video.
Public showings are available by contacting the court at 424-3378 for an appointment.
Public showings are available by contacting the court at 895-4211 for an appointment.
Public showings are available by contacting the court at 842-5215 for an appointment. The video can be waived for people filing from out of town.
Please contact the Emmonak court at 949-1748 to schedule a viewing of the video.
Uncontested Divorce & Custody
Parents are required to take an online parenting class. A choice of three online classes are available:
Upon completion of the online class, file the certificate of completion with the Court.
Contested Divorce & Custody
No parent education requirement.
Public showings are available by contacting the court at 822-3405 for an appointment.
In response to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, the parent education requirement may be fulfilled through one of the following approved online options:
Upon completion of the online video or class, file the certificate of completion with the Court.
Please direct questions to 463-4700.
Public showings are available by contacting the court at 235-8171 for an appointment.
Please contact the Juneau court for information at 463-4700. The Clerk’s Office may be able to answer some general questions. You may watch the Two Homes video online.
Please contact the Hooper Bay court at 758-4860 to schedule a viewing of the video.
In response to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, the parent education requirement may be fulfilled through one of the following approved online options:
Upon completion of the online video or class, file the certificate of completion with the Court.
Please direct questions to the Clerk’s Office: 463-4700.
Please contact the Petersburg court at 772-3824 to have the video sent to you for viewing. You may watch the Two Homes video online.
Public showings are available by contacting the Kenai court at 283-3110.
In response to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, the parent education requirement may be fulfilled through one of the following approved online options:
Upon completion of the online video or class, file the certificate of completion with the Court.
Please contact the Parenting Plan Resolution Office, formerly known as the Child Custody Investigation Office, in Ketchikan for more information at 225-9876.
Public showings are Wednesdays at Noon. Please check-in at the front counter. The Women's Resource Center also offers showing. Please call 486-6171 for more information.
When parents are involved in a dissolution, divorce, or custody case, both parents must complete an approved parenting education program and file a certificate of completion with the Court. Parent education is required prior to the Court issuing final orders in a case.
If viewing a video at the local court, do not bring your children with you.
Please contact the Bethel court at 225-3195 to have the video sent to you for viewing.
Public showings of Listen to the Children and Two Homes are available at Metlakatla Indian Community Tribal Court by calling 907-886-4021 M-F 9-5 for an appointment.
Please contact the court at 246-4240 to have the video sent to you for viewing.
When parents are involved in a dissolution, divorce, or custody case, both parents must complete an approved parenting education program and file a certificate of completion with the Court. Parent education is required prior to the Court issuing final orders in a case.
If viewing a video at the local court, do not bring your children with you.
If you have custody issues in a divorce, dissolution or custody between unmarried parents case, you are required to:
Please contact the Sitka Court at 747-3291 to have the video sent to you for viewing. You may watch the Two Homes video online.
In response to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, the parent education requirement may be fulfilled through one of the following approved online options:
Upon completion of the online video or class, file the certificate of completion with the Court.
Please direct questions to 772-3824.
In response to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, the parent education requirement may be fulfilled through one of the following approved online options:
Upon completion of the online video or class, file the certificate of completion with the Court.
Please direct questions to 826-3316.
Please contact the Bethel court at 225-3195 to have the video sent to you for viewing.
Please contact the St. Mary's court at 438-2912 to schedule a viewing of the video.
Public showings are available by contacting the Cordova court at 424-7312 for an appointment.
Public showings are available by contacting the court at 224-3077 for an appointment.
In response to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, the parent education requirement may be fulfilled through one of the following approved online options:
Upon completion of the online video or class, file the certificate of completion with the Court.
Please direct questions to 747-3291.
Please contact the Juneau court for information at 463-4700. The Clerk’s Office may be able to answer some general questions. You may watch the Two Homes video online.
Please contact the custody investigator's office in Anchorage at 264-0428 for a waiver if you will not be able to attend a viewing.
Public showings are available by contacting the court at 883-5172 for an appointment.
Public showings are available by contacting the court at 581-1379 for an appointment.
When parents are involved in a dissolution, divorce, or custody case, both parents must complete an approved parenting education program and file a certificate of completion with the Court. Parent education is required prior to the Court issuing final orders in a case.
If viewing a video at the local court, do not bring your children with you.
Public showings are available by contacting the court at 835-2266 for an appointment.
In response to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, the parent education requirement may be fulfilled through one of the following approved online options:
Upon completion of the online video or class, file the certificate of completion with the Court.
Please direct questions to 874-2311.
Please contact the Juneau court for information at 463-4700. The Clerk’s Office may be able to answer some general questions. You may watch the Two Homes video online.
Rev. 26 November 2018 © Alaska Court System www.courts.alaska.gov |
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