Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
Title 13. DECEDENTS' ESTATES, GUARDIANSHIPS, TRANSFERS, TRUSTS, AND HEALTH CARE DECISIONS. |
Chapter 13.16. PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION. |
Article 13.16.09. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION. |
Section 13.16.555. Penalty clause for contest.
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A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.
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History
(Sec. 1 ch 78 SLA 1972)