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Form Shc-1500 - Motion And Affidavit To Modify Custody, Visitation And/or Child Support Page 2

You must use black ink to fill out this form.

2. Children - List the names of the children covered by the current order, who they live with

and whether you want to change the existing custody and visitation order and/or the child

support order as it applies to each child.

Child’s Name

Date of

Who is child the

Change

Birth

currently living

custody

support

with?

order?

(

NOTE: If you are changing support only, check this box

, skip to section B.)

3. Change In Circumstances - Do you want to modify the order because there has been a

change in:

your life?

the other parent’s life? or

the children’s lives? or

the schedule awhile ago but the court order is not current

Please describe the changes below.

(NOTE: The law is very specific about what kinds of changes

are sufficient to modify a custody order. For instance, just because you don’t like the current order is not a

good enough reason. However, one parent moving, a significant change in the needs of the child, or a

domestic violence incident may be sufficient. To learn more about legally acceptable reasons, read the cases

on the controlling law, Alaska Statute 25.20.110. Case summaries about this statute can be found in the

printed version of Volume 7 of the Alaska Statutes, which is available at most libraries and courts.)

4. New Parenting Plan: If there has been a change in circumstances and it is in the

child(ren)’s best interests, you can ask to modify (1) decision-making (legal custody) and (2)

living arrangements (physical custody).

4a. Decision-making

Legal custody refers to decision making authority such as matters

relating to health, education or religion of the child(ren). There are 2 kinds of decision-making:

joint and sole. Joint decision-making means both parents share the decision making because

they can communicate about the children, even though they may not get along otherwise.

Joint decision-making is the most common type ordered by courts. Sole decision-making

MOTION TO MODIFY

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Docket: DR705 or DR705UISFA

SHC-1500 (02/18)

Form Shc-1500 - Motion And Affidavit To Modify Custody, Visitation And/or Child Support Page 2