Alaska Statutes Title 13, Chapter 13.16, Article 04 - Formal Testacy and Appointment Proceedings

• Sec. 13.16.140 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Nature; When Commenced.
  (a) A formal testacy proceeding is litigation to determine whether a decedent left a valid will. A formal testacy proceeding may be commenced by...
• Sec. 13.16.145 Formal Testacy or Appointment Proceedings; Petition; Contents.
  (a) Petitions for formal probate of a will, or for adjudication of intestacy with or without request for appointment of a personal representative, must...
• Sec. 13.16.150 Formal Testacy Proceeding; Notice of Hearing on Petition.
  (a) Upon commencement of a formal testacy proceeding, the court shall fix a time and place of hearing. Notice shall be given in the...
• Sec. 13.16.155 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Written Objections to Probate.
  Any party to a formal proceeding who opposes the probate of a will for any reason shall state in the pleadings the objections to...
• Sec. 13.16.160 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Uncontested Cases; Hearings and Proof.
  If a petition in a testacy proceeding is unopposed, the court may order probate or intestacy on the strength of the pleadings if satisfied...
• Sec. 13.16.165 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Contested Cases; Testimony of Attesting Witnesses.
  (a) If evidence concerning execution of an attested will that is not self-proved is necessary in contested cases, the testimony of at least one...
• Sec. 13.16.170 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Burdens in Contested Cases.
  In contested cases, petitioners who seek to establish intestacy have the burden of establishing prima facie proof of death, venue, and heirship. Proponents of...
• Sec. 13.16.175 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Will Construction; Effect of Final Order in Another Jurisdiction.
  Subject to AS 13.06.068 , a final order of a court of another state determining testacy, the validity, or construction of a will made...
• Sec. 13.16.180 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Order; Foreign Will.
  After the time required for any notice has expired, upon proof of notice, and after any hearing that may be necessary, if the court...
• Sec. 13.16.185 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Probate of More Than One Instrument.
  If two or more instruments are offered for probate before a final order is entered in a formal testacy proceeding, more than one instrument...
• Sec. 13.16.190 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Partial Intestacy.
  If it becomes evident in the course of a formal testacy proceeding that, though one or more instruments are entitled to be probated, the...
• Sec. 13.16.195 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Effect of Order; Vacation.
  (a) Subject to appeal and subject to vacation as provided in this section and in AS 13.16.200 , a formal testacy order under AS...
• Sec. 13.16.200 Formal Testacy Proceedings; Vacation of Order for Other Cause.
  For good cause shown, an order in a formal testacy proceeding may be modified or vacated within the time allowed for appeal.
• Sec. 13.16.205 Formal Proceedings Concerning Appointment of Personal Representative.
  (a) A formal proceeding for adjudication regarding the priority or qualification of one who is an applicant for appointment as personal representative, or of...

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