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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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 conscious presence and at the testator's direction;
(4) in the case of a witnessed will, a statement that the will was signed by at least two individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after witnessing the signing of the will or the testator's acknowledgment of the signature on the will;
(5) in the case of a holographic will, a statement that the signature and material portions of the will are in the testator's handwriting;
(6) a statement that the will was executed with testamentary intent;
(7) a statement that the testator had testamentary capacity;
(8) a statement that the testator was free from undue influence and duress and executed the will in the exercise of the testator's free will;
(9) a statement that the execution of the will was not the result of fraud or mistake;
(10) the names and addresses of the testator, the testator's spouse, the testator's children, the testator's heirs, the personal representatives nominated in the will, and the devisees under the will;
(11) if minors, the ages of the testator's children, the testator's heirs, and the devisees under the will, as far as known or ascertainable with reasonable diligence by the petitioner;
(12) a statement that the will has not been revoked or modified; and
(13) a statement that the testator is familiar with the contents of the will.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions § 13.12.545. Contents of petition for will validity - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-13-decedents-estates-guardianships-transfers-trusts-and-health-care-decisions/ak-st-sect-13-12-545/
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