Chapter

Probate of Wills and Administration

AS 13.16.005— Devolution of estate at death; restrictions
AS 13.16.010— Necessity of order of probate for will
AS 13.16.015— Necessity of appointment for administration
AS 13.16.020— Claims against decedent; necessity of administration
AS 13.16.025— Proceedings affecting devolution and administration; jurisdiction of subject matter
AS 13.16.030— Proceedings within the exclusive jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over persons
AS 13.16.035— Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception
AS 13.16.040— Probate, testacy, and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit
AS 13.16.045— Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action
AS 13.16.055— Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property
AS 13.16.060— Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state
AS 13.16.065— Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative
AS 13.16.070— Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate
AS 13.16.080— Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents
AS 13.16.085— Informal probate; duty of registrar; effect of informal probate
AS 13.16.090— Informal probate; proof and findings required
AS 13.16.095— Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases
AS 13.16.100— Informal probate; registrar not satisfied
AS 13.16.105— Informal probate; notice requirements; information distribution
AS 13.16.110— Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of registrar; effect of appointment
AS 13.16.115— Informal appointment proceedings; determinations required; denial of application
AS 13.16.120— Informal appointment proceedings; registrar not satisfied
AS 13.16.125— Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements
AS 13.16.130— Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases
AS 13.16.140— Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced
AS 13.16.145— Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents
AS 13.16.150— Formal testacy proceeding; notice of hearing on petition
AS 13.16.155— Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate
AS 13.16.160— Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof
AS 13.16.165— Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses
AS 13.16.170— Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases
AS 13.16.175— Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction
AS 13.16.180— Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will
AS 13.16.185— Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument
AS 13.16.190— Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy
AS 13.16.195— Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation
AS 13.16.200— Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause
AS 13.16.205— Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative
AS 13.16.215— Supervised administration; nature of proceeding
AS 13.16.220— Supervised administration; petition; order
AS 13.16.225— Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings
AS 13.16.230— Supervised administration; powers of personal representative
AS 13.16.235— Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders
AS 13.16.245— Qualification
AS 13.16.250— Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction
AS 13.16.255— Bond required; exceptions
AS 13.16.260— Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction
AS 13.16.265— Demand for bond by interested person
AS 13.16.270— Terms and conditions of bonds
AS 13.16.275— Order restraining personal representative
AS 13.16.280— Termination of appointment; general
AS 13.16.285— Termination of appointment; death or disability
AS 13.16.290— Termination of appointment; voluntary
AS 13.16.295— Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure
AS 13.16.300— Termination of appointment; change of testacy status
AS 13.16.305— Successor personal representative
AS 13.16.310— Special administrator; appointment
AS 13.16.315— Special administrator; who may be appointed
AS 13.16.320— Special administrator appointed informally; powers and duties
AS 13.16.325— Special administrator appointed by court; power and duties
AS 13.16.330— Termination of appointment; special administrator
AS 13.16.340— Time of accrual of duties and powers
AS 13.16.345— Priority among different letters
AS 13.16.350— General duties; standard of care; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue
AS 13.16.355— Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception
AS 13.16.360— Duty of personal representative; information to heirs and devisees
AS 13.16.365— Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisal
AS 13.16.370— Employment of appraisers
AS 13.16.375— Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory
AS 13.16.380— Duty of personal representative; possession of estate
AS 13.16.381— Disposition of unclaimed estate by personal representative
AS 13.16.385— Power to avoid transfers
AS 13.16.390— Powers of personal representatives; in general
AS 13.16.395— Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty
AS 13.16.400— Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest voidable; exceptions
AS 13.16.405— Persons dealing with personal representative; protection
AS 13.16.410— Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions
AS 13.16.415— Powers and duties of successor personal representative
AS 13.16.420— Co-representatives; when joint action required
AS 13.16.425— Powers of surviving personal representative
AS 13.16.430— Compensation of personal representative
AS 13.16.435— Expenses in estate litigation
AS 13.16.440— Review of employment of agents and other persons and compensation of personal representatives and other persons
AS 13.16.450— Notice to creditors
AS 13.16.455— Statutes of limitations
AS 13.16.460— Limitations on presentation of claims
AS 13.16.465— Manner of presentation of claims
AS 13.16.470— Priority of claim payment and preference
AS 13.16.475— Allowance of claims
AS 13.16.480— Payment of claims
AS 13.16.485— Individual liability of personal representative
AS 13.16.490— Secured claims
AS 13.16.495— Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims
AS 13.16.500— Counterclaims
AS 13.16.505— Execution and levies prohibited
AS 13.16.510— Compromise of claims
AS 13.16.515— Encumbered assets
AS 13.16.520— Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative
AS 13.16.525— Final distribution to domiciliary representative
AS 13.16.530— Application to trustees
AS 13.16.535— Successors' rights if no administration
AS 13.16.540— Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement
AS 13.16.545— Right of retainer
AS 13.16.550— Interest on general pecuniary devise. [Repealed, § 4 ch 145 SLA 2003.]
AS 13.16.555— Penalty clause for contest
AS 13.16.560— Distribution in kind; valuation; method
AS 13.16.565— Distribution in kind; evidence
AS 13.16.570— Distribution; right or title of distributee
AS 13.16.575— Improper distribution; liability of distributee
AS 13.16.580— Purchasers from distributees protected
AS 13.16.585— Partition for purpose of distribution
AS 13.16.590— Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative
AS 13.16.595— Distributions to trustee
AS 13.16.600— Disposition of unclaimed assets
AS 13.16.605— Distribution to person under disability
AS 13.16.610— Apportionment of estate taxes
AS 13.16.620— Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection
AS 13.16.625— Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy
AS 13.16.630— Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative
AS 13.16.635— Liability of distributees to claimants
AS 13.16.640— Limitations on proceedings against personal representative
AS 13.16.645— Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees
AS 13.16.650— Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance
AS 13.16.655— Subsequent administration
AS 13.16.665— Effect of approval of agreements
AS 13.16.670— Procedure for securing court approval of compromise
AS 13.16.680— Collection of personal property by affidavit
AS 13.16.685— Effect of affidavit
AS 13.16.690— Small estates; summary administrative procedure
AS 13.16.695— Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative
AS 13.16.700— Settlement directed by court
AS 13.16.705— Inheritance of Native corporation stock