(a) If a special administrator is to be appointed pending the probate of a will that is the subject of a pending application or petition for probate, the person named executor in the will shall be appointed if available and qualified.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.16.315

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • 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
  • Probate: Proving a will
(b) In other cases, any proper person may be appointed special administrator.