Alaska § 13.12.206 - Decedent's nonprobate transfers to the surviving spouse.

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§ 13.12.206. Decedent's nonprobate transfers to the surviving spouse.

Excluding property passing to the surviving spouse under 42 U.S.C. 301 — 1397f (Social Security Act), the value of the augmented estate includes the value of the decedent's nonprobate transfers to the decedent's surviving spouse, which consist of all property that passed outside probate at the decedent's death from the decedent to the surviving spouse by reason of the decedent's death, including        (1) the decedent's fractional interest in property held as a joint tenant with the right of survivorship, to the extent that the decedent's fractional interest passed to the surviving spouse as surviving joint tenant;

 (2) the decedent's ownership interest in property or accounts held in co-ownership registration with the right of survivorship, to the extent the decedent's ownership interest passed to the surviving spouse as surviving co-owner; and

 (3) all other property that would have been included in the augmented estate under AS 13.12.205 (a)(1) or (2) had it passed to or for the benefit of a person other than the decedent's spouse, the decedent's surviving spouse, the decedent, or the decedent's creditors, estate, or estate creditors.

Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Alaska Statutes § 13.12.206 cover?

Section 13.12.206 ("Decedent's nonprobate transfers to the surviving spouse.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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