Legal Effect of Rules

(a) The forms published by the Alaska Court System to accompany these rules are legally sufficient and are intended to indicate the simplicity and brevity which the rules contemplate. (b) The Alaska Small Claims Handbook published by the Alaska Court System to accompany these rules is not a rule of court. (c) The forms for the complaint, the summons and the answer published by the Alaska Court System shall be used by the parties. All other forms are illustrative and not mandatory. (SCO 225 effective May 1, 1976; amended by SCO 333 effective January 1, 1979; and by SCO 713 effective September 15, 1986) PART III. PROCEEDINGS AFTER TRIAL AND APPEALS