{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-13.12.555","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 13.12.555","heading":"Declaration by court.","body":"The court may declare a will or trust to be valid and make other findings of fact and conclusions of law that are appropriate under the circumstances. After the testator's death, unless the will is modified or revoked after the declaration, the will has full legal effect as the instrument of the disposition of the testator's estate and shall be admitted to probate upon request.","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#13.12.555","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:54Z","sha256":"c9bbd3cb24ac66c825580b08895a2b4cce655bee2d1cf4f73d031471635bdfc3","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-13.12.550","next":"us-ak/as-13.12.560"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}