Alaska Marriage & Divorce Vital Records
Juneau
Anchorage
663,267 sq mi
710231
"Alaska Natives" arrived in Alaska from across the Bering Land Bridge about 20,000 years ago. Alaska marriage and divorce records become public records 50 years after the event. Records are available to family members and their legal representatives with proper photo identification. Note that Alaska marriage records are available for most of the 1890s but that many events before 1930 were never registered with the Bureau. Alaska divorce records are available from the Bureau of Vital Statistics for divorces granted from 1950 on. Earlier divorce records are at the clerk of the superior court in the judicial district where the divorce was granted (Juneau and Ketchikan [First District], Nome [Second District], Anchorage [Third District], and Fairbanks [Fourth District]). See http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/bvs/ for information on how to obtain certified copies of Alaska vital records. Payment for vital records may be made by personal check or money order only. For more information on Alaska vital records, visit Alaska Birth & Death Vital Records