A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions
Chapter 16. Probate of Wills and Administration
Article 9. Special Provisions Relating to Distribution.
Sec. 13.16.535. Successors' rights if no administration.
Sec. 13.16.540. Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement.
Sec. 13.16.545. Right of retainer.
Sec. 13.16.555. Penalty clause for contest.
Sec. 13.16.560. Distribution in kind; valuation; method.
Sec. 13.16.565. Distribution in kind; evidence.
Sec. 13.16.570. Distribution; right or title of distributee.
Sec. 13.16.575. Improper distribution; liability of distributee.
Sec. 13.16.580. Purchasers from distributees protected.
Sec. 13.16.585. Partition for purpose of distribution.
Sec. 13.16.590. Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative.
Sec. 13.16.595. Distributions to trustee.
Sec. 13.16.600. Disposition of unclaimed assets.