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Given the personal nature of a will, it's often the deceased person's family members who are most affected by its contents. As such, family members (more specifically, the deceased person's direct heirs) are the parties who are most likely to contest a will.

Alaska has a survivorship period. In order to inherit under Alaska's intestate succession statutes, the heir in question must survive you by at least 120 hours. In addition, relatives conceived before you die but born after you die are eligible to inherit as if they had been born while you were alive.

A valid will does not need to be notarized in California. As long as the document is signed, it can easily be validated in probate court. Although estate rules are fairly lenient in California, the rules are stricter in other states.

Notarizing a will is only legally required in Louisiana. In all other states, a will needs only to be signed by its creator in the presence of witnesses to be legally binding.

In Alaska, a Will may be simultaneously executed, witnessed, and made “self-proved.” A self-proved Will is a Will in which at least two witnesses take an oath, included in the Will, at the time the Will was signed, and in which both the witnesses' and the decedent's signatures were notarized by a qualified notary ...

160 of the Alaska Statutes provides: A will which does not comply with AS 13.11. 155 ordinary attested wills is valid as a holographic will, whether or not witnessed, if the signature and the material provisions are in the handwriting of the testator. (Emphasis added).

If you die without a will in Alaska, your children will receive an "intestate share" of your property. The size of each child's share depends on how many children you have, whether you are married, and whether your children are also your spouse's children.

In Alaska, a handwritten Will, also called a holographic Will, can be valid and enforceable. The same rules apply to handwritten Wills as apply to typed Wills, except with respect to the witness requirement. In other words, all of the information in this classroom applies equally to both typed and handwritten Wills.

Also, the Power of Attorney is not valid unless the principal signs the POA form in front of a notary. If the principal is mentally competent but unable to sign his or her name, she can sign with an “X” or direct another person to sign on her behalf. But again, this must be done in front of a notary.