{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-13.12.570","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 13.12.570","heading":"Burden of proof.","body":"A petitioner under AS 13.12.530 or 13.12.535 has the burden of establishing prima facie proof of the execution of the will or trust. A person who opposes the petition has the burden of establishing the lack of testamentary intent, lack of capacity, undue influence, fraud, duress, mistake, or revocation. A party to the proceeding has the ultimate burden of persuasion as to the matters for which the party has the initial burden of proof.","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#13.12.570","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:54Z","sha256":"26b38e664cf8011ea3ca98a08eaf9bcc9152cb55b26c883c346f6635e50191ae","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-13.12.565","next":"us-ak/as-13.12.575"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}