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Alaska small-estate limit: $50,000

Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised .

1. Where and when
2. What they left

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Asset 2

Ownership determines whether an asset usually enters probate. Choose “Not sure” when title or beneficiary status has not been confirmed.

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Counted probate estate: not yet counted

A valid date of death is required before any waiting period can be tested.

Gross probate propertyNot yet counted
Court chargeMore information neededFiling a trust or estate action (probate)2 asset entries have no value entered. A blank amount is not treated as zero, so the charge cannot be computed.Court charges only, for the proceeding named beside each figure. That proceeding is not always the route screened above.
Scheduled executor compensationMore information needed2 asset entries have no value entered.Alaska Statute 13.16.430 entitles a personal representative to reasonable compensation for services. If a will fixes compensation and there is no contract with the decedent about it, the personal representative may renounce the will's provision (before qualifying) and take reasonable compensation instead, and may renounce all or part of the compensation by written renunciation filed with the court. No statutory percentage schedule exists.

This route check is general information, not legal advice. It does not test every eligibility condition, creditor issue, will provision, local fee, or asset-title fact.

Thirty days after death, a successor may collect a decedent's personal property by affidavit if the entire estate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, consists only of not more than (A) vehicles subject to registration under AS 28.10.011 with a total value not exceeding $100,000 and (B) other personal property not exceeding $50,000, and no personal representative is appointed or pending. The affidavit reaches personal property only (debts, tangible personalty, securities), not real estate.

Where the limit comes from

Is this the limit that applies?

$50,000 is the limit in AS 13.16.680 as it read on October 3, 2026; confirm it with the probate court before you file.

Controlling citation: AS 13.16.680, Collection of personal property by affidavit (Alaska State Legislature; rechecked October 3, 2026).

The section’s own words
the entire estate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, consists only of not more than (A) vehicles subject to registration under AS 28.10.011 with a total value that does not exceed $100,000; and (B) personal property, other than vehicles described in (A) of this paragraph, that does not exceed $50,000; (2) 30 days have elapsed since the death of the decedent;

How the Alaska screen is measured

ProcedureCollection of personal property by affidavit (AS 13.16.680)
What countsPersonal property only; real property is outside this route
Value basisValue less enforceable liens and encumbrances
Waiting period30 days after death

The Alaska caveats that can change this answer are listed once, on the Alaska overview.

The official Alaska path

What a small-estate screen can and cannot decide, and which assets never enter it, is explained once in small-estate affidavit or probate and what counts as a probate asset.

Controlling source

Sources rechecked October 3, 2026: Alaska source list · how sources are checked · report a correction

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