Domestic Violence Resource Collection
(Separate Website)
AlaskaLawHelp's library of resources on domestic violence can be found under our "Protection from Abuse" topic. Use this shortcut to find the collection of self-help materials, forms, and information about domestic and family violence issues.
By: Alaska Legal Services Corporation
Alaska's Young Workers: Know Your Rights
(Separate Website)
If you are 14 to 17 years old and looking for a job, or have a job, make sure you know your rights.
By: State of Alaska
Find It! By Topic....Youth & Labor
(Separate Website)
This page has several links to various different topics under Youth & Labor. Topics include job safety, placement assistance programs, hazardous jobs, resources for parents of young workers, safety, state labor laws and much, much more.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Independent Living Program
(Separate Website)
The Independent Living Program is aimed towards increasing the skills young people in foster care need for self-sufficiency in adulthood. The program also helps to increase the educational, vocational, and housing opportunities for youth who age out of foster care.
By: Office of Childrens Services, State of Alaska
Emancipation Handbook
(Separate Website)
A packet designed to inform you, as a minor, about the process of emancipation and a framework for evaluating your chances of being emancipated. Includes a series of factors to weigh in deciding whether to petition for emancipation, a copy of the Alaska emancipation statute, and an example petition for emancipation to use as a model as you write your own petition.
By: Alaska Youth and Parent Foundation
What is Emancipation?
(Separate Website)
The term "emancipation" refers generally to the legal process by which a minor child is released from some or all of the legal disabilities of childhood, and receives the rights and duties of adulthood before the age of 18. The information provided here by the Family Law Self-Help Center lists five requirements that are set out by statute.
By: Family Law Self-Help Center
Dating Violence
(Separate Website)
This page answers several questions about dating violence like, what is it, what you might do if your are a victim, and helping yourself. There are support suggestions and advice here also.
By: national Center for Victims of Crime
Alaska Child Labor Law
(Separate Website)
By: State of Alaska
Child Labor Laws in Net Fishing
(Separate Website)
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 as amended, sets standards for child labor applicable to the net fishing industry. Here you'll find a comparison between Alaska Child Labor Laws and the Federal Child Labor Laws regarding Net Fishing.
By: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Admin.
Your Rights as a Parent
This document explains your rights and obligations as a parent. Available either as a Word document or in PDF format. If you choose PDF format, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file.
By: Alaska Legal Services Corporation
Other Formats:
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Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)
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