Alaska Statutes > Title 25 > Chapter 15 – Husband and Wife


§ 25.15.010	Property of one spouse not subject to contracts or liabilities of other
§ 25.15.020	Actions between spouses respecting property
§ 25.15.030	Validity of conveyance, transfer, or lien between spouses
§ 25.15.040	Authority to act as attorney-in-fact for each other
§ 25.15.050	Nonliability for premarital or separate debts of other
§ 25.15.060	Control and liability of separate property of spouse
§ 25.15.100	Married person may contract or incur liabilities
§ 25.15.110	Laws imposing civil disabilities upon married persons repealed

action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
Devise: To gift property by will.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Testate: To die leaving a will.
Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.