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Alaska Estate Value Calculator

Alaska is the one state where two unmarried people simply cannot title a house the way joint tenants do everywhere else in the country. Check each asset below to see what actually counts toward the probate estate.

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What's in this estate?

For each asset the person owned, enter its value and how it's titled. We'll sort each one into the Alaska probate estate or outside it.

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Real estate joint tenancy simply doesn't exist

Under AS § 34.15.130, joint tenancy is only available for personal property. All Alaska real estate owned by two or more unmarried people is a tenancy in common, with no automatic survivorship at all. See our full breakdown of Alaska real estate ownership rules, including a genuinely distinctive piece of the TOD deed's own legislative history.

A TOD deed that fills the exact gap

Alaska's transfer-on-death deed functions as the practical substitute for the joint tenancy option unmarried co-owners simply don't have for real estate. See our full guide to the Alaska TOD deed.

Bank accounts work completely differently

Unlike real estate, Alaska freely allows joint tenancy with survivorship for personal property like bank accounts and vehicles. See our guide to Alaska beneficiary and P.O.D. accounts.

Where this feeds into other Alaska calculators

The probate-estate total from this tool is the starting point for Alaska's probate cost and executor fee calculators, and for checking Alaska's small estate procedures. Alaska has no state estate or inheritance tax, so this total doesn't feed into a separate state tax calculation.

Alaska estate value — frequently asked questions

Can unmarried co-owners hold Alaska real estate in joint tenancy with survivorship?

No. Alaska allows joint tenancy only for personal property, not real estate. All real estate owned by two or more people who aren't married to each other is automatically a tenancy in common, with no survivorship.

How can married Alaska couples get survivorship in real estate?

Through tenancy by the entirety, or through a written community property agreement establishing community property with right of survivorship. Both are available only to married couples.

Does Alaska have a transfer on death deed?

Yes. Alaska's TOD deed statute lets an owner name a beneficiary to receive real property automatically at death, and functions as the state's substitute for the joint tenancy option unmarried co-owners don't have for real estate.

Can Alaska joint tenancy apply to bank accounts and vehicles?

Yes. Unlike real estate, Alaska allows joint tenancy with right of survivorship for personal property, including vehicles, bank accounts, and other valuable property, available to any co-owners, married or not.

Does a joint bank account automatically pass to the survivor in Alaska?

Generally yes, when the account is set up with survivorship language, following the standard multi-party account framework Alaska has used since 1994.

Alaska estate value tools & guides

Alaska Real Estate Ownership RulesNo joint tenancy option exists for real estate Alaska TOD DeedThe workaround for unmarried co-owners Alaska Beneficiary AccountsWhere joint tenancy still works freely Alaska Small Estate CheckerIs this estate small enough to skip probate? Alaska Probate Cost CalculatorWhat full probate would cost on this total Alaska Probate vs Living TrustWould a trust have avoided this?

This calculator provides an estimate for general guidance only and is not legal advice. Figures are based on Alaska statute (AS § 34.15.130, § 34.15.110, § 34.77.110, § 13.48.010 et seq.) verified per our methodology. How a specific asset is actually classified depends on its full paperwork, account agreement, or deed language. Confirm with the district Recorder's Office or a licensed Alaska attorney before acting.