Alaska Statutes.
Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, and Trusts.
Chapter 16. Probate of Wills and Administration
Section 555. Penalty Clause For Contest.
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AS 13.16.555. Penalty Clause For Contest.

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.

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