Alaska Statutes
Article 7. Duties and Powers of Personal Representatives.
Sec. 13.16.435. Expenses in estate litigation.

If any personal representative or person nominated as personal representative defends or prosecutes any proceeding in good faith, whether successful or not, that person is entitled to receive from the estate necessary expenses and disbursements including reasonable attorney fees incurred.

Structure Alaska Statutes

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. 13.16.350. General duties; standard of care; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue.

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. 13.16.400. Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest voidable; exceptions.

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.

Sec. 13.16.435. Expenses in estate litigation.

Sec. 13.16.440. Review of employment of agents and other persons and compensation of personal representatives and other persons.