(a) Upon receipt of an application for informal appointment of a personal representative other than a special administrator as provided in Alaska Stat. § 13.16.310, if at least 120 hours have elapsed since the decedent‘s death, the registrar, after making the findings required by Alaska Stat. § 13.16.115, shall appoint the applicant subject to qualification and acceptance; however, if the decedent was a nonresident, the registrar shall delay the order of appointment until 30 days have elapsed since death unless the personal representative appointed at the decedent’s domicile is the applicant, or unless the decedent’s will directs that the estate be subject to the laws of this state.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.16.110

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The status of personal representative and the powers and duties pertaining to the office are fully established by informal appointment. An appointment, and the office of personal representative created thereby, is subject to termination as provided in Alaska Stat. § 13.16.280 – 13.16.300, but is not subject to retroactive vacation.
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