2021 Alaska Statutes
Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions
Chapter 27. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
Article 2. Jurisdiction.
Sec. 13.27.110. Jurisdiction.

Universal Citation:
AK Stat § 13.27.110 (2021)
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A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for a respondent if

(1) this state is the respondent's home state;

(2) on the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-connection state, and

(A) the respondent does not have a home state or a court of the respondent's home state has declined to exercise jurisdiction because this state is a more appropriate forum; or

(B) the respondent has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is not pending in a court of that state or another significant-connection state, and, before the court makes an appointment or issues an order,

(i) a petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent's home state;

(ii) an objection to the court's jurisdiction is not filed by a person required to be notified of the proceeding; and

(iii) the court in this state concludes that it is an appropriate forum under the factors set out in AS 13.27.140;

(3) this state does not have jurisdiction under either (1) or (2) of this section and the respondent's home state and all significant-connection states have declined to exercise jurisdiction under AS 13.27.140 because

(A) this state is the more appropriate forum; and

(B) jurisdiction in this state is consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States; or

(4) the requirements for special jurisdiction under AS 13.27.120 are met.

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