In this chapter,

(1) “beneficiary” means a person who receives property under a transfer on death deed;
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.48.190

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
  • property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.
  • 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
(2) “designated beneficiary” means a person designated to receive property in a transfer on death deed;
(3) “joint owner” means an individual who is a tenant by the entirety, who is an owner of community property with a right of survivorship, or who otherwise owns property concurrently with one or more other individuals with a right of survivorship, but does not include an individual who is a tenant in common or other owner of community property without a right of survivorship or who is a joint tenant, other than an individual who is a tenant by the entirety;
(4) “person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity;
(5) “property” means an interest in real property located in this state which is transferable on the death of the owner;
(6) “transfer on death deed” means a deed authorized under this chapter;
(7) “transferor” means an individual who makes a transfer on death deed.
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