A successor personal representative has the same power and duty as the original personal representative to complete the administration and distribution of the estate, as expeditiously as possible, but the successor may not exercise any power expressly made personal to the executor named in the will.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions
Chapter 16. Probate of Wills and Administration
Article 7. Duties and Powers of Personal Representatives.
Sec. 13.16.340. Time of accrual of duties and powers.
Sec. 13.16.345. Priority among different letters.
Sec. 13.16.355. Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception.
Sec. 13.16.360. Duty of personal representative; information to heirs and devisees.
Sec. 13.16.365. Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisal.
Sec. 13.16.370. Employment of appraisers.
Sec. 13.16.375. Duty of personal representative; supplementary inventory.
Sec. 13.16.380. Duty of personal representative; possession of estate.
Sec. 13.16.381. Disposition of unclaimed estate by personal representative.
Sec. 13.16.385. Power to avoid transfers.
Sec. 13.16.390. Powers of personal representatives; in general.
Sec. 13.16.395. Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty.
Sec. 13.16.405. Persons dealing with personal representative; protection.
Sec. 13.16.410. Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions.
Sec. 13.16.415. Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
Sec. 13.16.420. Co-representatives; when joint action required.
Sec. 13.16.425. Powers of surviving personal representative.
Sec. 13.16.430. Compensation of personal representative.