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A complete list of Alaska Court System contact information is available on our website. Most court files are available for public inspection. Files in some proceedings, such as juvenile matters, are confidential and only parties to the case are allowed access to the file.

Alaska law requires that name changes are done in Alaska Superior Court. A petition for a name change must be filed with the Court and approved by a Judge. The Alaska Court System provides form packets, with instructions, to petition for a name change.

Fill out the Application for a Social Security Card (Form SS-5) (PDF) and bring it to a local office along with unexpired identification and proof of name change, such as a marriage or divorce document, adoption decree, amended or corrected birth certificate, court order with the name change, or tribal document.

If the charge is for a felony crime, the defendant goes before the court within 24 hours after arrest and it is called a "first appearance." This may also be called a ?Rule 5 hearing? or ?initial appearance.? At the first appearance, a judge reads the charges and advises the defendant of his or her rights.

A small claims case is a simplified type of court case for a person to try to recover money or personal property worth $10,000 or less. If your claim is over $10,000, you can still use small claims court, but you must give up the right to collect any amount over $10,000.

The process of legally changing your name tends to be similar across most states and usually ranges from around $100 to $500. Sometimes there are added costs, like the fee for posting a name change in a local newspaper. Some common reasons for a legal name change include: You or your child has made a gender change.