Alaska Divorce
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No-Fault Based Grounds:
incompatibility.
Fault Based Grounds:
(1) Failing to consummate the marriage at the time of the marriage and continuing at the commencement of the action; (2) adultery; (3) Felony conviction; (4) wilful desertion for a period of 1 year; (5) cruel and inhuman treatment; (6) habitual dunkeness; (7) incurable mental illness and being confined to a mental facility for a period of 18 months; (8) drug addiction.
Alaska Child Custody Factors
In Alaska, the court shall consider the following when making a custody decision:
(a) the physical, emotional, mental, religious, and social needs of the child;
(b) the capability and desire of each parent to meet these needs;
(c) the child’s wishes if the child is of sufficient age and capacity to form a preference;
(d) the relationship each child has with each parent;
(e) the length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining continuity;
(f) the willingness and ability of each parent to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing relationship between the other parent and the child, except that the court may not consider this willingness and ability if one parent shows that the other parent has sexually assaulted or engaged in domestic violence against the parent or a child, and that a continuing relationship with the other parent will endanger the health or safety of either the parent or the child;
(g) any evidence of domestic violence or abuse
(h) evidence that substance abuse by either parent or other members of the household directly affects the emotional or physical well-being of the child;
(i) other factors that the court considers pertinent.
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