Sec. 13.12.510. Incorporation by reference.
A writing in existence when a will is executed may be incorporated by reference if the language of the will manifests this intent and describes the writing sufficiently to permit its identification.
Sec. 13.12.570. Burden of proof.
A petitioner under AS 13.12.530 or 13.12.535 has the burden of establishing prima facie proof of the execution of the will or trust. A person who opposes the petition has the burden of establishing the lack of testamentary intent, lack of capacity, undue influence, fraud, duress, mistake, or revocation. A party to the proceeding has […]
Sec. 13.12.511. Testamentary additions to trusts.
(a) A will may validly devise property to the trustee of a trust established or to be established (1) during the testator’s lifetime by the testator, by the testator and some other person, or by some other person, including a funded or unfunded life insurance trust, although the settlor has reserved any or all rights […]
Sec. 13.12.575. Change to will after declaration.
After a declaration of the validity of a will under AS 13.12.555, a testator may modify a will by a later will or codicil executed according to the laws of this state or another state, and the will may be revoked or modified under AS 13.12.507, 13.12.508, or another applicable law.
Sec. 13.12.512. Events of independent significance.
A will may dispose of property by reference to acts and events that have significance apart from their effect upon the dispositions made by the will, whether they occur before or after the execution of the will or before or after the testator’s death. The execution or revocation of another individual’s will is an event […]
Sec. 13.12.580. Change to trust after declaration.
After a declaration of validity under AS 13.12.555, a trust may be modified, terminated, revoked, or reformed under AS 13.36.340 – 13.36.365, or another applicable law.
Sec. 13.12.513. Separate writing identifying devise of certain types of tangible personal property.
Whether or not the provisions relating to holographic wills apply, a will may refer to a written statement or list to dispose of items of tangible personal property not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will, other than money. To be admissible under this section as evidence of the intended disposition, the writing must be […]
Sec. 13.12.585. Confidentiality.
(a) A notice of the filing of a petition under AS 13.12.530 – 13.12.580, a summary of all formal proceedings under AS 13.12.530 – 13.12.580, and a dispositional order or a modification or termination of a dispositional order relating to a proceeding under AS 13.12.530 – 13.12.580 shall be available for public inspection. Except as […]
Sec. 13.12.514. Contracts concerning succession.
(a) A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate, if executed after January 1, 1997, may be established only by (1) provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract; (2) an express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic […]
Sec. 13.12.515. Deposit of will with court in testator’s lifetime.
A will may be deposited by the testator or the testator’s agent with a court for safekeeping, under rules of the court. During the testator’s lifetime, the will must be kept confidential. During the testator’s lifetime, a deposited will shall be delivered only to the testator or to a person authorized in writing signed by […]