(a) A person listed in AS 13.75.020 who is involved in a dispute with one or more persons listed in AS 13.75.020 about which of the persons has the authority to control disposition may bring an action in the superior court to resolve the dispute.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.75.110

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) If there is a dispute with one or more persons listed in AS 13.75.020 about which person has the authority to control disposition, a cemetery organization or funeral establishment is not liable for refusing to accept, to inter, or otherwise to dispose of the decedent‘s remains until the cemetery organization or funeral establishment receives a court order or another suitable confirmation that the dispute has been resolved.
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