Alaska § 13.12.101 - Intestate estate.

Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 13.12.101 — Intestate estate., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 13.12.101. Intestate estate.

 (a) A part of a decedent's estate not effectively disposed of by will passes by intestate succession to the decedent's heirs as prescribed in AS 13.06 — AS 13.36 , except as modified by the decedent's will.

 (b) A decedent by will may expressly exclude or limit the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession. If that individual or a member of that class survives the decedent, the share of the decedent's intestate estate to which that individual or class would have succeeded passes as if that individual or each member of that class had disclaimed the intestate share of the individual or member.

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

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Section 13.12.101 ("Intestate estate.") 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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