Your state's pack. New issue every Monday. Bookmark it. I built this for the Alaska T&E solo working Medicaid-planning and estate files in a UPC state with a TOD-deed statute, an expanded recovery program, and Alaska-specific spousal figures. Every item carries a reachable citation.
For licensed attorneys. This pack is general legal information and professional commentary for practicing attorneys — it is not legal advice, does not apply to any specific matter, and creates no attorney-client relationship. Verify every authority against the cited primary source before relying on it with a client. Published by Mike Moss, a Utah-admitted attorney, as an AI-enablement information product; it is not an offer of legal services and is not a representation that the author is admitted to practice in your jurisdiction.
Three developments I think actually matter to an Alaska T&E solo. Each has a read that lands on your practice specifically — and each comes with a reachable citation so you can verify it yourself before you use it with a client.
Alaska's Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act (AS 13.48) authorizes recorded transfer-on-death deeds. The deed is revocable, must meet inter-vivos deed formalities, must state the transfer occurs at death, and must be recorded before the transferor dies.
In a UPC state with expanded recovery, a properly recorded TOD deed is a front-line probate-avoidance move — but confirm how it interacts with Alaska's expanded estate definition before promising a client it dodges recovery.
AS 13.48 (Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act) · akleg.gov
Alaska is one of two non-contiguous states with an elevated Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance: the 2026 minimum MMNA is $3,303.75 (vs. the $2,643.75 lower-48 floor), with the standard $4,066.50 maximum. CSRA remains $32,532–$162,660.
If you import a lower-48 spousal-impoverishment worksheet you will understate what the community spouse can keep. The higher MMNA floor is a recurring trap for solos serving clients who relocated to Alaska.
Medicaid spousal-impoverishment 2026 figures · medicaid.gov
Alaska participates in the federal Medicaid Estate Recovery Program and, after a long-term-care recipient's death, may recover from the estate — most commonly the home — for costs paid after age 55, with recovery deferred for a surviving spouse, minor, or disabled child.
The home that was exempt during life becomes the primary recovery target at death. That is exactly why the AS 13.48 TOD deed and trust planning matter — but verify the scope of Alaska's estate definition before relying on any single tool.
Alaska Dept. of Health, Medicaid Estate Recovery · health.alaska.gov
This week in Alaska for the T&E solo with Medicaid-planning clients: what the Alaska Bar, court system probate resources, and Alaska Department of Health / DenaliCare bulletins put in front of you — with the Alaska-specific MMNA floor front and center.
Why the weekly sift is worth it for an Alaska solo: the state's elevated spousal figures and its own homestead and TOD-deed statutes mean national defaults quietly misstate the numbers your clients live by.