# Alaska Stat. § 13.12.103: Share of heirs other than surviving spouse

> Alaska · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.103

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 13.12.103
- **Heading:** Share of heirs other than surviving spouse
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13.12 / Section 13.12.103

## Text

A part of the intestate estate not passing to the decedent's surviving spouse under AS 13.12.102 , or the entire intestate estate if there is no surviving spouse, passes in the following order to the individuals designated below who survive the decedent: (1) to the decedent's descendants by representation;

(2) if there is no surviving descendant, to the decedent's parents equally if both survive, or to the surviving parent;

(3) if there is no surviving descendant or parent, to the descendants of the decedent's parents or either of them by representation;

(4) if there is no surviving descendant, parent, or descendant of a parent, but the decedent is survived by one or more grandparents or descendants of grandparents, half of the estate passes to the decedent's paternal grandparents equally if both survive, or to the surviving paternal grandparent, or to the descendants of the decedent's paternal grandparents or either of them if both are deceased, the descendants taking by representation; and the other half passes to the decedent's maternal relatives in the same manner; but if there is no surviving grandparent or descendant of a grandparent on either the paternal or the maternal side, the entire estate passes to the decedent's relatives on the other side in the same manner as the half.

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.101 Intestate estate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.101.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.102 Share of spouse.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.102.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.103 Share of heirs other than surviving spouse.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.103.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.104 Requirement that heir survive decedent for 120 hours.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.104.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.105 No taker.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.105.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.106 Representation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.106.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.107 Kindred of half blood.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.107.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.108 After-born heirs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.108.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.109 Advancements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.109.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.110 Debts to decedent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.110.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.111 Alienage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.111.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.113 Individuals related to decedent through two lines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.113.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.114 Parent and child relationship.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.114.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 13.12.201 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.201.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T13_C13.12_S13.12.103. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.