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Those who provide for Alaska's children often don't know where to turn for support. The following services are available to assist families in meeting their needs. The first set of resources primarily addresses legal issues. The final section deals with a variety of services for those in need of assistance.

A. Lawyer Referral

Alaska Bar Association Lawyer Referral

(907) 272-0352, and 1-(800) 770-9999

510 L Street, Suite 602, Anchorage Alaska 99501

B. Free Legal Services

If you can not afford an attorney, the following organizations are set up to provide legal services to individuals who qualify in certain types of cases:

Alaska Legal Services

(907) 276-6282

1016 W. 6th Ave. Suite 200, Anchorage Alaska 99501

Alaska Pro Bono Program

(907) 272-9431

1016 W. 6th Ave. Suite 200, Anchorage, Alaska 99501

C. Obtaining Forms and Filing Legal Documents

These matters occur in the Superior courts, which are located throughout Alaska. Mailing addresses of these locations are:

1st Judicial District

415 Main St., Ketchikan Alaska 99901

304 Lake Street, Sitka Alaska 99835

Box 114100 Juneau Alaska 99811-4100

2nd Judicial District

Box 2700, Barrow Alaska 99723

Box 317, Kotzebue Alaska 99752

Box 1110, Nome Alaska 99762

3rd Judicial District

825 W. 4th Street, Anchorage Alaska 99501

125 Trading Bay Drive, Kenai Alaska 99611

202 Marine Way, Kodiak Alaska 99615

435 S. Denali Street., Palmer Alaska 99645

4th Judicial District

604 Barnette Street, Fairbanks Alaska 99701

Box 130, Bethel Alaska 99559

D. Custody Investigator's Offices

Anchorage: 303 K Street, Room 275, Anchorage AK 99501

Fairbanks: 604 Barnette St. Room 209, Fairbanks AK 99701

E. Other Services

The Department of Family and Youth Services (DFYS)

Child Abuse/Adoption (907) 276-1450

The Child Support Enforcement Division (800) 478-3300

Aid to Dependent Children (907) 269-6599

The Women's Resource Center(907) 276-0528

Alaska Family Support Group (907)563-1973

Alaska Family Child Care Association (907) 258-5436

Anchorage Adoptive Parent Association (907) 248-4506

Adoption Information Hotline (907) 277-9941

Abused Women' Aid in Crisis(907) 272-0100

Anchorage Center for Families(907) 276-4994

Beginning Experience (divorced/separated) (907) 344-4325

Crisis Pregnancy Center (907) 561-0805

Family Planning Clinic (907) 343-4623

Healthy Mother Healthy Baby Program (907) 343-4700

Maternal Child Health Program (907) 343-4677

No Empty Nest (raising grandchildren) (907) 344-2966

Noncustodial Family Support Group (907) 272-2469

P.A.R.E.N.T.S. Inc. (disabled children) (907) 563-2246

Parents Without Partners (907) 566-0714

SAFE City Program (907) 343-6589

Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Prevention (907) 343-6302

STAR Rape Crisis (800) 478-8999

Victims of Custody (907) 746-2863

Well Child Clinic (907) 343-4800

Women Infants & Children Nutrition Program (WIC) (907)343-4668

Steven Pradell is an Anchorage attorney with a practice emphasizing family law, including divorce, custody, domestic violence, adoption, and child support. He is the author of The Alaska Family Law Handbook, which is available in local bookstores and can be obtained by calling (907) 279-4529. ©1999 by Steven Pradell. This article is not intended to provide legal advice and should not be relied on for that purpose. The law office of Pradell and Associates provides low cost legal consultations. A helpful staff provides prompt, courteous services to meet your legal needs. Give Pradell and Associates a call today, at (907) 279-4529-- (279-4LAW).