Section 13.52.247. Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity.

   (a) Notwithstanding AS 13.52.010(k), a document of gift is valid if executed under
        (1) AS 13.52.173 - 13.52.268;
        (2) the laws of the state or country where it was executed; or
        (3) the laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.
   (b) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.
   (c) A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.

Authorities

13.52.010

Notes

References

AS 13.52.010 Advance health care directives.

History

(Sec. 25 ch 100 SLA 2008)