{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-13.16.555","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 13.16.555","heading":"Penalty clause for contest.","body":"A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.","path":["Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions.","Chapter 16. Probate of Wills and Administration.","Article 9. Special Provisions Relating to Distribution."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#13.16.555","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:54Z","sha256":"6ec7bbe97991f1ff27329441a1796d61f000e4ab64fc918b425cda31310d5ad3","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-13.16.550","next":"us-ak/as-13.16.560"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}