North Pole is in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
Fairbanks firm on North Cushman Street handling probate through the Fourth Judicial District court. Covers estate and trust administration and estate planning, plus landlord/tenant matters. Attorneys Derek Averett and Heidi Holmes sit on the Alaska Electrical Trust Fund legal plan roster at a listed $250/hour rate.
Fairbanks firm on 16th Avenue working estates through the Fourth Judicial District court. Represents personal representatives, trustees, and trust companies through probate, estate tax returns, and trust division and distribution, plus judicial trust modification and decanting under Alaska law. Meets out-of-state clients by video conference.
Fairbanks firm on Fourth Avenue, formerly Cook, Schuhmann & Groseclose, founded in 1957 and working before the Fourth Judicial District courts. Its attorneys handle probate, estate planning, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships alongside family law, real estate, and civil litigation. Three attorneys practice at what the firm describes as the largest law firm in interior Alaska.
Fairbanks firm on 2nd Street serving Fairbanks, Wasilla, Palmer, and the rest of Alaska. Guides personal representatives through informal and formal probate, and drafts wills, trusts, health care directives, and financial powers of attorney. Attorneys Amy Schrum, Tom Hoffer, and Kristina Miller also handle personal injury, family law, landlord-tenant, and appeals work.
Fairbanks sole practice of Valerie M. Therrien, in private practice since June 1977. Helps families probate a loved one's estate, from locating the will and deciding whether court is necessary to creditor claims and distribution, and drafts wills, trusts, and advance health care directives. Also handles small business, bankruptcy, adoption, and real estate work.
Fairbanks general practice in practice since 1982, formerly known as Zimmerman & Wallace. Guides families through opening and administering a probate estate with the court, and prepares simple wills, durable powers of attorney, and advance health care directives. Attorneys John Foster Wallace and Bobbie Allen also handle personal injury, family law, real estate, and civil litigation.
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Free Alaska forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Alaska.
Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.
In Alaska, a will is signed before 2AS 13.12.502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyAS 13.12.502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source.
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Probate on a $500,000 estate in Alaska costs an estimated $27,032AS 13.16.440 (court reviews reasonableness of compensation paid to agents/attorneys employed by the estate; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 2.1%Modeled estimate under AS 13.16.440 (court reviews reasonableness of compensation paid to agents/attorneys employed by the estate; no statutory percentage): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.3%Modeled estimate under AS 13.16.440 (court reviews reasonableness of compensation paid to agents/attorneys employed by the estate; no statutory percentage): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.
Settling an estate in Alaska: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysAS 13.16.365, 13.16.370, 13.16.375Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsAS 13.16.450, 13.16.460, 13.16.465, 13.16.470, 13.16.475Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.
Alaska pays executors reasonable compensationAS 13.16.430 (personal representative entitled to reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, typically 2.2%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.8%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate.
In Alaska, estates with personal property of $150,000AS 13.16.690Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Affidavit for Collection of Personal PropertyAS 13.16.690Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysAS 13.16.690Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death.
In Alaska, creditors have 4 monthsAS 13.16.460Verified Sep 8, 2026View source from first publication of the creditor notice to present claims; late claims are barred.
In Alaska, informal probate is availableAS 13.16.085, AS 13.16.110Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, and a self-represented executor can usually handle it for a simple, uncontested estate.
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Serves North Pole, Fairbanks, and the rest of Alaska from North Pole, with a second office in Lawton, Oklahoma. Drafts wills, living wills, powers of attorney, and living and testamentary trusts, represents clients in probate, and files guardianships for minors and incapacitated adults. Offers a one-time free 15-minute Zoom consultation; in-office consultations are by fee.
