Alaska Statutes Title 39. Public Officers and Employees § 39.20.360. Ordinancer of payment

(1) to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the employee in writing to receive the compensation filed with Department of Administration at the time of death; if more than one beneficiary is designated, each shall share equally unless the employee specifies a different allocation or preference;

(2) if there is no beneficiary designated, to the surviving spouse;

(3) if there is no beneficiary or surviving spouse, to the employee's child or children and descendants of deceased children by representation;

(4) if none of the above, to the employee's parents, or the survivor of them;

(5) if none of the above, to the legal representative of the employee's estate, or if there is none, to the person determined to be entitled under the laws of the employee's domicile.