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Sec. 13.12.535. Establishment of trust validity before death.

If at least one of the trustees of a trust is a qualified person, the settlor or a trustee of the trust may petition the court to determine before the settlor’s death that the trust is valid and enforceable under its terms, subject only to a subsequent revocation or modification of the trust.

Sec. 13.12.540. Venue.

(a) The venue for a petition under AS 13.12.530 is (1) the judicial district of this state where the testator is domiciled; or (2) if the person who executed the will is not domiciled in this state, any judicial district of this state. (b) The venue for a petition under AS 13.12.535 is the judicial […]

Sec. 13.12.545. Contents of petition for will validity.

A petition under AS 13.12.530 must contain (1) a statement that a copy of the will has been filed with the court; (2) a statement that the will is in writing; (3) a statement that the will was signed by the testator, or was signed in the testator’s name by another person in the testator’s […]