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for Sutton, AK Consumers
- Alaska PROBATE COURT FINDER:
- How Probate Works in Alaska: How to handle the probate of an inheritance at Matanuska Susitna Borough's probate court.
- Small Estates Procedures in Alaska: Learn how to use Alaska's Small Estate procedures that can save you time and money.
In Alaska, you can use an Affidavit procedure if the entire estate consists only of vehicles with a total value of up to $100,000 and personal property (other than vehicles) worth up to $50,000. There is a 30-day waiting period. Alaska Stat. 13.16.680.
You can use a small estates procedure if the entire estate, not counting debts owed on the property, adds up to less that $100,000 of vehicles and $50,000 of personal property (furniture, clothes, and other tangible items). There is a 30-day waiting period.
Alaska Stat. 13.16.690,695
- Alaska Estate Taxes:
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Alaska, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
- Avoiding Probate in Alaska. Find out what property bypasses probate death and goes directly to beneficiaries. such as:
- MEANS TEST CALCULATOR
- for Matanuska Susitna Borough, Alaska (applies the state and county income and expense standards into your means test calculation. Updated with the latest median income and expense standards for May 15, 2024)
- Alaska BANKRUPTCY EXEMPTION FINDER: Search detailed listings of bankruptcy exemptions under Alaska law and Federal law, for use in filing out Schedule C, when you file for bankruptcy.
- Federal Exemptions available in Alaska?:
Yes. Alaska allows residents to use the federal exemptions pursuant to Code § 522(b). If the debtor choses to use the Alaska exemptions, AS § 09.38.055 limits the exemptions available to a debtor filing bankruptcy and residing in Alaska to those within the following statutes: AS §§ 09.38.010, 09.38.015, 09.38.017, 09.38.020, 09.38.025 and 09.38.030.
- Alaska Homestead Exemption
- Alaska Vehicle Exemption
Up to $4,050 worth of one vehicle, as long as the total value of the vehicle does not exceed $27,000.
- Alaska BANKRUPTCY COURT ESSENTIAL INFO: Get information about using your local bankruptcy court.
- FREE BANKRUPTCY FORMS:
We'll tell you which bankruptcy forms you need and where to find them.
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