# Alaska Adoption R. 5: Rule 5. Venue

> Alaska · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R5

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Adoption R. 5
- **Heading:** Rule 5. Venue
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alaska Rules of Court / Alaska Adoption Rules / Alaska Adoption R. 5

## Text

(a) Venue. Except as provided in subsection (d),
adoption proceedings must be brought in superior court in the
judicial district or venue district in which, at the time of filing
the petition, the petitioner or the person to be adopted resides
or is in military service, or in which the agency having the
care, custody, or control of the person to be adopted is located.
(b) Change of Venue. Venue may be changed in the
interest of substantial justice pursuant to AS 22.10.040 after a
petition is filed.
(c) Venue Districts. Venue districts as used in this rule
refer to the districts referenced in the Venue District Map
attached to Criminal Rule 18.
(d) Venue for Proceedings Involving a Child in State
Custody. A petition to adopt a child in state custody under AS
47.10 must be brought in the superior court where the child-in-
need-of-aid proceeding is pending or in the judicial district in
which the petitioner resides as provided under AS 47.10.111
and AS 25.23.030(d).
Note: Chapter 6, 4SSLA 2016 (HB 200) enacted changes to
the procedures for adopting or becoming the guardian of a
child in state custody. Section 14 of the Act amended Adoption
Rule 5, effective January 1, 2017, by adding a new subsection
addressing where to file an adoption petition when the child is
in state custody. This rule change is adopted for the sole reason
that the legislature has mandated the amendment.

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Adoption R. 1 Rule 1. Title—Scope—Construction—Situations Not Covered by the Rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R1.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 2 Rule 2. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R2.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 3 Rule 3. Appointment and Authority of Masters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R3.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 4 Rule 4. Authority of District Court Judges and Magistrate Judges](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R4.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 5 Rule 5. Venue](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R5.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 6 Rule 6. Petitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R6.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 7 Rule 7. Guardians Ad Litem](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R7.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 8 Rule 8. Right to Counsel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R8.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 9 Rule 9. Consents—Relinquishments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R9.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 10 Rule 10. Notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R10.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 11 Rule 11. Hearings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R11.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 12 Rule 12. Tribal Intervention and Removal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R12.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 13 Rule 13. Decree of Termination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R13.md)
- [Alaska Adoption R. 14 Rule 14. Decree of Adoption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AK_ADOPT_R14.md)

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