Court Filing Fees

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Court filing fees in Alaska

What the court charges to start a divorce or an adult name change in Alaska, as stated in the fee schedule or statute. Lawyer fees, service of papers and newspaper costs are extra.

$250to file for divorce
$200to file for an adult name change

The details

Fee to file for divorce
Divorce, Dissolution, Custody or Paternity $250 (effective 5/1/2023)1

Same fee statewide.

Fee to respond to a divorce
No answer fee listed1

Fee page lists no fee for filing an answer.

Fee for an adult name change
Change of Name (child or adult) $2001

Same fee statewide.

Newspaper publication for a name change
Not by default. The court posts notice on its legal notice website for four weeks. A newspaper notice is needed only if the court orders it.2
Court that handles divorce
Superior Court3
If you cannot afford the fee
TF-920, Request for Exemption from Payment of Fees: For people who cannot afford the filing fee. The fee page gives no income test.12 Get the form
Fees change, and some counties add local fees. Check the court's own fee page or call the clerk before you file.

Sources

  1. Filing Fees & Fee Waiver, Alaska Court System, checked 1 November 2026
  2. CIV-699 Instructions for Adult Change of Name (7/25), Alaska Court System, checked 1 November 2026
  3. Court System Information, Alaska Court System, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.