(a) On the death of a holder of jointly held property, a surviving holder may disclaim, in whole or part, the greater of
(1) a fractional share of the property determined by dividing the number one by the number of joint holders alive immediately before the death of the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates; or
(2) all of the property except that part of the value of the entire interest attributable to the contribution furnished by the disclaimant.
(b) A disclaimer under (a) of this section takes effect as of the death of the holder of jointly held property to whose death the disclaimer relates.
(c) An interest in jointly held property disclaimed by a surviving holder of the property passes as if the disclaimant predeceased the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions
Chapter 70. Disclaimer of Property Interests
Sec. 13.70.020. Supplemented by other law.
Sec. 13.70.030. Power to disclaim; general requirements; when irrevocable.
Sec. 13.70.040. Disclaimer of interest in property.
Sec. 13.70.050. Disclaimer of rights of survivorship in jointly held property.
Sec. 13.70.060. Disclaimer of interest in property held as a tenancy by the entirety.
Sec. 13.70.065. Disclaimer of interest by trustee.
Sec. 13.70.070. Disclaimer of power of appointment or other power not held in fiduciary capacity.
Sec. 13.70.090. Disclaimer of power held in fiduciary capacity.
Sec. 13.70.100. Delivery or filing.
Sec. 13.70.110. When disclaimer permitted, barred, or limited.
Sec. 13.70.120. Tax-qualified disclaimer.
Sec. 13.70.130. Recording of disclaimer.
Sec. 13.70.140. Application to existing relationships.