Alaska permits "no-fault" divorces and marriage dissolutions, to be awarded on grounds of "incompatibility of temperament". Petitions must include detailed instructions regarding custody and child support, visitation, alimony and division of property.
Alaska has a divorce rate of 4.1 per 1,000 residents according to estimates – making it the 16th highest state in the nation in that category.
Family court laws are followed conservatively. Divorced spouses live in one of every ten homes in Alaska.
Alaskans generally don't choose annulment, since it is time-consuming and complicated – and conditions for its granting are difficult to meet.
