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Rule 90.1. Dissolution of Marriage and Divorce Actions.
(a) Dissolution of Marriage.
(1) Commencement of Action. An action for dissolution of marriage under AS 25.24.200 - .260 shall be commenced by the filing of a petition in superior court containing the recitations required by statute. The petition may not be filed more than 60 days after the date of the signature of the first person signing the petition.
(2) Verification. The petition shall be signed and verified by both petitioners if the petition is filed by husband and wife together or by the petitioner filing the action if filed separately.
(3) Form of Petition. The petition may be filed on forms approved by the supreme court. Information may be inserted on the form in legible handwriting.
(b) Divorce Actions - Corroborating Witnesses Not Required. No corroborating witnesses as to legal residence shall be required in any divorce action unless ordered by the court; provided however, that the evidence of such residence shall be specific as to time, place, and manner of residence, and to the pertinent facts in the knowledge of the party attending to corroborate such residence.
(c) Hearing of Divorce and Dissolution Cases. Unless otherwise ordered upon good cause shown, no divorce or dissolution action shall be tried or heard on the merits within thirty days of the filing of the complaint.
(d) Divorce Actions - Discovery and Disclosure. Discovery and disclosure in divorce actions is governed by Civil Rule 26.1.
(e) Divorce Actions - Property Division Table. In divorce cases involving property division disputes, and unless otherwise ordered by the court, the parties shall file and serve the information required by this paragraph 5 days before trial is scheduled to begin. The required information consists of:
(1) a list, including a brief description of all assets and liabilities of the parties, whether owned jointly or individually;
(2) whether the party asserts each asset or liability is marital property, separate property of the husband, or separate property of the wife;
(3) the value of each asset and liability; and
(4) the proposed disposition, if any, of each asset or liability.
(Added by SCO 252(1) effective September 22, 1976; amended by SCO 265 effective January 1, 1977; by SCO 370 effective August 1, 1979; by SCO 717 effective September 15, 1986; by SCO 805 effective August 1, 1987; by SCO 975 effective July 15, 1989; by SCO 1172 effective July 15, 1995; by SCO 1266 effective July 15, 1997; by SCO 1295 effective January 15, 1998; and by SCO 1325 effective July 15, 1998)
NOTE: Sections 41, 43, 45, and 46 of chapter 87 SLA 1997 amend AS 25.20.050(n), AS 25.24.160(d), AS 25.24.210(e), and AS 25.24.230(i), respectively, to require that an order or acknowledgement of paternity, a divorce decree, a petition for dissolution of marriage, and a dissolution decree include the social security number of each party to the action and each child whose rights are being addressed. According to ยง 151 of the Act, these provisions have the effect of amending Civil Rules 52, 58, 78, and 90.1 by requiring the court to include social security numbers, if ascertainable, of parties and children in certain petitions, pleadings, and judgments.
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