Name of court and title of action/parties:
An action for divorce in Alaska is filed in the
Superior Court. If the divorce is based upon grounds of fault, the title of the
action initiating the proceeding is a Complaint for Divorce, while the title of
the action granting the divorce is referred to as the Judgement of Divorce. If
the action is based upon the no-fault grounds permitted in Alaska
("incompatibility of temperament"), the action is entitled a Petition
for Dissolution of Marriage, and the title of the action granting the divorce
is referred to as the Decree of Dissolution of Marriage. If the action is based
upon grounds of fault, the party filing the action is referred to as the
Plaintiff and the other party is the Defendant. If the proceeding is based upon
the no-fault grounds, the party filing the action is the Petitioner, and the
other party is the Respondent.
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