{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-13.16.500","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 13.16.500","heading":"Counterclaims.","body":"In allowing a claim the personal representative may deduct any counterclaim that the estate has against the claimant. In determining a claim against an estate a court shall reduce the amount allowed by the amount of any counterclaims and, if the counterclaims exceed the claim, render a judgment against the claimant in the amount of the excess. A counterclaim, liquidated or unliquidated, may arise from a transaction other than that upon which the claim is based. A counterclaim may give rise to relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from that sought in the claim.","path":["Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions.","Chapter 16. Probate of Wills and Administration.","Article 8. Creditors' Claims."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#13.16.500","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:54Z","sha256":"561beb7a1af539bfe39a80807d9500318704dacd61201b83fb45fef351aa4abb","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-13.16.495","next":"us-ak/as-13.16.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}