Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 25.20.120 (2026)
Closure of custody proceedings and records
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Sec. 25.20.120. Closure of custody proceedings and records.
At any stage of a proceeding involving custody of a child the court may, if it is in the best interests of the child, close the proceeding to the public or order the court records closed to the public temporarily or permanently. The court may modify or vacate an order under this section at any time.
At any stage of a proceeding involving custody of a child the court may, if it is in the best interests of the child, close the proceeding to the public or order the court records closed to the public temporarily or permanently. The court may modify or vacate an order under this section at any time.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1985–2014 · leading case: In Re the Dissolution of the Marriage of Alaback, 997 P.2d 1181 (Alaska 2000).
In Re the Dissolution of the Marriage of Alaback, 997 P.2d 1181 (Alaska 2000). “However, AS 25.20.120 allows the court to close the records of such proceedings “if it is in the best interests of the child.”
S.N.E. v. R.L.B., 699 P.2d 875 (Alaska 1985). “AS 25.20.120 provides that: At any stage of a proceeding involving custody of a child the court may, if it is in the best interests of the child, close the proceeding to the public or order the court records closed to the public temporarily or permanently.”
Sne v. Rlb, 699 P.2d 875 (Alaska 1985). “[10] AS 25.20.120 provides that: At any stage of a proceeding involving custody of a child the court may, if it is in the best interests of the child, close the proceeding to the public or order the court records closed to the public temporarily or permanently.”
Kalindi McAlpine v. Shaun Pacarro (Alaska 2014). “McAlpine asks us to seal the June 2013 superior court order, but that would properly be accomplished by filing a motion in the superior court requesting that the order be sealed under AS 25.20.120. McAlpine also raises issues relating to an August 19, 2013 emergency motion to…”
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