Child Custody

Family Law

Alaska Child Custody Lawyers

The decision to end your marriage is difficult in and of itself, and the decision will most certainly impact the children. Legal custody determines who has the ability to make decisions for the children, such as the type of medical care the children receive or where they go to school.

Understanding Alaska Child Custody Laws

In Alaska, there are two types of custody: legal and physical. Physical custody is who actually has the children. Legal custody may be sole or joint while physical custody may be primary (one parent) or shared (if both parents have the child for more than 30 percent of the time). In Alaska, the law presumes that children should have equal access to both parents. This means that no parent has the right to prevent the other parent from seeing the children. The court determines physical custody in accordance with the best interest of the child.

Fighting with your former spouse over custody of your child is emotionally draining. Issues such as visitation, changes in visitation, moving, domestic violence, and drug and alcohol abuse often accompany child custody disagreements. The laws surrounding child custody are complicated, and our team is ready to provide you with child custody solutions.

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