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Every source behind the Alaska guide

4 primary records, quoted verbatim and checked against 18 named presence or absence conditions that must pass against the live government text. Open the record, read the words the publishing body actually used, and confirm the current rule for yourself.

Last full re-fetch September 15, 2026

What each source establishes

The Alaska guide rests on the source-backed rules this site can verify for the state: which simplified procedure exists and what it limits, what the court charges, how the person administering the estate may be paid, and the statutory creditor-deadline clocks the official text states.Every published rule below is quoted in the publisher’s own words rather than summarised.

Simplified-procedure rule

AS 13.16.680

Alaska State Legislature · Publisher states no currentness signal; manual session review required · Verified August 9, 2026

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;

What this means: The akleg.gov print endpoint prints no edition/amendment stamp; currentness is a disclosed limitation.

What was published from this source

  • AK AS 13.16.680

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • vehicle and personalty caps
  • 30-day wait
  • less liens and encumbrances
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Executor compensation rule

AS 13.16.430

Alaska State Legislature · Publisher states no currentness signal; manual session review required · Verified August 9, 2026

Sec. 13.16.430. Compensation of personal representative. A personal representative is entitled to reasonable compensation for services.

What this means: Print endpoint shows no edition stamp; currentness disclosed as a limitation. Will-fixed compensation may be renounced in favor of reasonable compensation.

What was published from this source

  • AK AS 13.16.430

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • reasonable compensation
  • will renunciation
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Creditor deadline rule

AS 13.16.460

Alaska State Legislature · Publisher states no currentness signal; manual session review required · Verified August 9, 2026

(1) within four months after the date of the first publication of notice to creditors if notice is given in compliance with AS 13.16.450 ; however, claims barred by the nonclaim statute at the decedent's domicile before the first publication for claims in this state are also barred in this state; (2) within three years after the decedent's death, if notice to creditors has not been published.

What this means: Publication bar is 4 months from first publication (notice published weekly for three successive weeks under AS 13.16.450); outer nonclaim bar is 3 years from death when no notice is published.

What was published from this source

  • AK AS 13.16.460

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • four-month publication bar
  • three-year outer bar
  • publication weekly three weeks
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Court cost rule

Alaska R. Admin. 9 (Fee Schedule)

Alaska Court System (Alaska Rules of Court) · Publisher states no currentness signal; manual session review required · Verified August 9, 2026

(2) For probate matters: (A) Upon filing a trust or estate action other than the registration or deposit of a will or trust document 250.00 (B) For depositing a will with the court for safekeeping 50.00

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What was published from this source

  • AK Alaska R. Admin. 9 (Fee Schedule)

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • probate filing fee 250
  • will safekeeping 50
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Alaska source decision map

How the Alaska records fit together

The source record is most useful when each citation has a job. This map links the Alaska procedure, cost, compensation, and deadline records to the decision each one can and cannot answer.

QuestionRecorded Alaska answerCarry into the case
What route is being screened?Collection of personal property by affidavit (AS 13.16.680)Confirm that the will, prior appointment, family facts, and asset titles fit this route.
What property and basis count?personal probate property only; net of enforceable liens and encumbrances.Keep real property, liens, beneficiary transfers, and survivorship transfers classified separately.
What is the amount screen?$50,000Use the counted property, not a bank-balance shortcut.
What is the time or deadline record?30 days after death; Alaska has separately-triggered creditor deadlines that cannot be reduced to one honest day count. Under AS 13.16.450 the personal representative publishes notice once a week for three successive weeks; claims that arose before death are barred (AS 13.16.460(a)) (1) within four months after the date of first publication if notice is given, but (2) within three years after death if no notice to creditors is published (outer nonclaim limit). Claims arising at/after death are barred four months after they arise or after PR performance is due (AS 13.16.460(b)).Keep the event that starts each clock with the date; do not combine separate periods into one number.
What does the cost record establish?$250 is the recorded statewide amount.Ask the Superior Court about local surcharges, copies, publication, bond, and later filings.
What does compensation use?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. The relevant base is the estate accounting.Keep the will, task log, receipts, and accounting base together; extraordinary work is separate.

Decision boundary

What the Alaska source set does not silently decide

The Alaska records establish the rules listed above, but they do not turn a source citation into advice about title, family priority, tax filing, contested proceedings, or the exact clerk practice in every county. Those questions stay with the official court or a qualified adviser. The useful next step is to match the question to the citation rather than treating the longest quote as the answer to every estate problem.

Arithmetic illustration

See the Alaska amount screen without mistaking it for a result

The recorded Alaska ceiling is $50,000, and it is tested against personal probate property only, on a basis this site records as net of enforceable liens and encumbrances. Counted that way, $37,500 sits below the Alaska figure and $62,500 sits above it. Both are comparisons to a published number rather than legal outcomes: two estates holding the same total can land on opposite sides of this line, because what Alaska counts and how it values it are decided before the comparison is made.

Illustrative counted amountComparison to the Alaska ceilingWhat it does not decide
$37,500Below $50,000Title, liens, waiting period, appointment, or creditor duties
$62,500Above $50,000Whether another statutory route or court process applies

Next evidence to collect

Open the quoted record for the row you rely on and check the publisher's current text before filing.

  1. Record the date of death, the county, and the exact proceeding or affidavit being considered.
  2. Classify each asset by title, beneficiary, trust, real-property status, and the value basis shown above.
  3. Open the official court material below and keep its form or schedule with the estate record.
  4. Do not distribute property until the route, creditor position, and required approvals are resolved.

Official material

Alaska publishes statewide standardized P-series probate self-help forms through the Alaska Court System.

Probate is heard in the Superior Court (with magistrate judges handling some probate matters in smaller court locations).

Source trail

Records used by this Alaska map

  • AS 13.16.680AS 13.16.680 - Collection of personal property by affidavit; reviewed August 9, 2026
  • AS 13.16.430AS 13.16.430 - Compensation of personal representative; reviewed August 9, 2026
  • AS 13.16.460AS 13.16.460 - Limitations on presentation of claims; reviewed August 9, 2026
  • Alaska R. Admin. 9 (Fee Schedule)Alaska Administrative Rule 9 - Fee Schedule (probate matters); reviewed August 9, 2026

What Alaska courts publish

The statutes on this page state the rule. These are the documents the court itself publishes. Every link is probed before release, and any link that stops resolving fails the build rather than staying on the page.

Limits on court material

  • Alaska publishes statewide standardized P-series probate self-help forms through the Alaska Court System.
  • Probate is heard in the Superior Court (with magistrate judges handling some probate matters in smaller court locations).

Checking these Alaska records against the publishers

Every citation above links to the body that publishes it, and every quoted sentence is reproduced exactly, so a text search on the publisher’s own page should land on it. Where the publisher’s current wording differs from what is recorded here, the publisher governs and this page is wrong; naming the citation and the language you see maps the difference onto a specific condition rather than a general complaint. The full procedure, including how a source qualifies in the first place and what disqualifies one, is set out once on the methodology page instead of being restated on each of the254 state records.

These records cover the cost and route questions this site answers for Alaska. They do not cover intestate succession shares, spousal and family allowances, creditor priority, tax filing obligations, real-property transfer mechanics, or contested proceedings. Where an answer would require one of those, the site says so rather than estimating.

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