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Alaska court costs guide

Filing for divorce in Alaska costs $250 in court filing fees. This guide covers the verified filing fees for divorce, name change, general civil cases, and probate in Alaska — every figure from the official schedule or statute named at the foot of the page.

Alaska at a glanceFigure
CourtSuperior Court
Divorce filing fee$250 filing fee for a divorce (dissolution) case under the Alaska Court System fee schedule (Administrative Rule 9, effective May 1, 2023).
Name change filing fee$200 filing fee for a name-change case.
Name-change publicationNot required — No newspaper publication. Under Civil Rule 84(b), notice is posted on the Alaska Court System's legal-notice website for 4 consecutive weeks instead.
General civil filing fee$250 for 'Other Civil Cases' on the same schedule.
Probate filing fee$250 — probate cases carry the same $250 filing fee on the Alaska Court System schedule.
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Divorce filing fees

$250 filing fee for a divorce (dissolution) case under the Alaska Court System fee schedule (Administrative Rule 9, effective May 1, 2023).

See the national picture — including the states where the fee is set county by county — in our divorce filing cost guide.

Name change: fee and publication

$200 filing fee for a name-change case.

Publication: No newspaper publication. Under Civil Rule 84(b), notice is posted on the Alaska Court System's legal-notice website for 4 consecutive weeks instead.

Publication is the step readers most often get wrong, because the rule changed recently in several states. The full state-by-state picture is in our name change cost guide.

General civil filing fees

$250 for 'Other Civil Cases' on the same schedule.

Probate court costs

$250 — probate cases carry the same $250 filing fee on the Alaska Court System schedule.

How filing works in Alaska

  1. Prepare the petition or complaint for the Superior Court — most Alaska courts publish the forms on their self-help pages.
  2. File with the clerk and pay the filing fee above. Keep the stamped copy; it is your proof of filing.
  3. Arrange service of process on the other party where the case requires it (divorce and general civil cases do; a name change usually does not).
  4. Complete any publication the rules require — for a Alaska name change: not required.
  5. Attend the hearing or, in uncontested matters, submit the proposed decree for the judge's signature.

Worked total: what a divorce filing costs

ItemCost
Filing fee$250
Service of process (typical private process server)$50–$100
Estimated total to file$300–$350

Filing fee plus service for one respondent, before any mediation, parenting-class, or copy charges described in the guides. Run your own combination in the cost calculator.

Sources: Alaska Court System — Court Fees · Alaska Court System — Legal Notices. Researched October 2026 — confirm current figures with the court clerk.

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