{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-13.12.540","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 13.12.540","heading":"Venue.","body":"(a) The venue for a petition under AS 13.12.530 is\n(1) the judicial district of this state where the testator is domiciled; or\n(2) if the person who executed the will is not domiciled in this state, any judicial district of this state.\n(b) The venue for a petition under AS 13.12.535 is the judicial district where the trust is registered. The venue for proceedings involving a trust that is not registered in this state is\n(1) any place in this state where the trust could have been properly registered; or\n(2) the location established by the rules of court.","path":["Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions.","Chapter 12. Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers.","Article 6. Establishment of Will and Trust Validity before Death."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#13.12.540","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:54Z","sha256":"fec471e7d0feb94138407b02e3e6d41f361d29bfc234c5d08ccd6d67e53302df","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-13.12.535","next":"us-ak/as-13.12.545"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}