Sec. 13.16.355. - Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception. - Alaska Statutes

A personal representative shall proceed expeditiously with the settlement and distribution of a decedent's estate and, except as otherwise specified or ordered in regard to a supervised personal representative, do so without adjudication, order, or direction of the court, but the personal representative may invoke the jurisdiction of the court, in proceedings authorized by AS 13.06 - AS 13.36, to resolve questions concerning the estate or its administration.