Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 34.15.010 (2026)
Manner of executing conveyances
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Sec. 34.15.010. Manner of executing conveyances.
(a) A conveyance of land, or of an estate or interest in land, may be made by deed, signed and sealed by the person from whom the estate or interest is intended to pass, who is of lawful age, or by the lawful agent or attorney of the person, and acknowledged or proved, and recorded as directed in this chapter, without any other act or ceremony whatever.
(b) In a deed or conveyance of the family home or homestead by a married man or a married woman, the husband and wife shall join in the deed or conveyance.
(c) The requirement that a spouse of a married person join in a deed or conveyance of the family home or homestead does not create a proprietary right, title, or interest in the spouse not otherwise vested in the spouse.
(d) Failure of the spouse to join in the deed or conveyance does not affect the validity of the deed or conveyance, unless the spouse appears on the title. The deed or conveyance is sufficient in law to convey the legal title to the premises described in it from the grantor to the grantee when the deed or conveyance is otherwise sufficient, and
(1) no suit is filed in a court of record in the judicial district in which the land is located within one year from the date of recording of the deed or conveyance by the spouse who failed to join in the deed or conveyance to have the deed or conveyance set aside, altered, changed, or reformed; or
(2) the spouse whose interest in the property is affected does not record, within one year in the office of the recorder for the recording district where the property is situated, a notice of an interest in the property.
(a) A conveyance of land, or of an estate or interest in land, may be made by deed, signed and sealed by the person from whom the estate or interest is intended to pass, who is of lawful age, or by the lawful agent or attorney of the person, and acknowledged or proved, and recorded as directed in this chapter, without any other act or ceremony whatever.
(b) In a deed or conveyance of the family home or homestead by a married man or a married woman, the husband and wife shall join in the deed or conveyance.
(c) The requirement that a spouse of a married person join in a deed or conveyance of the family home or homestead does not create a proprietary right, title, or interest in the spouse not otherwise vested in the spouse.
(d) Failure of the spouse to join in the deed or conveyance does not affect the validity of the deed or conveyance, unless the spouse appears on the title. The deed or conveyance is sufficient in law to convey the legal title to the premises described in it from the grantor to the grantee when the deed or conveyance is otherwise sufficient, and
(1) no suit is filed in a court of record in the judicial district in which the land is located within one year from the date of recording of the deed or conveyance by the spouse who failed to join in the deed or conveyance to have the deed or conveyance set aside, altered, changed, or reformed; or
(2) the spouse whose interest in the property is affected does not record, within one year in the office of the recorder for the recording district where the property is situated, a notice of an interest in the property.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 2003–2018 · leading case: Nat'l Bank of Alaska v. Ketzler, 71 P.3d 333 (Alaska 2003).
Nat'l Bank of Alaska v. Ketzler, 71 P.3d 333 (Alaska 2003). “The superior court ruled in favor of Nancy under AS 34.15.010, setting aside the deed because Nancy did not join in the conveyance and because she brought an action to set the deed aside within the one-year period.”
Gottstein v. Kraft, 274 P.3d 469 (Alaska 2012). “One month before closing, Jim recorded a notice of interest under AS 34.15.010, which forbids a spouse from selling "the family home or homestead" without the consent of the other spouse.”
Rockstad v. Erikson, 113 P.3d 1215 (Alaska 2005). “AS 34.15.010 states in relevant part: (b) In a deed or conveyance of the family home or homestead by a married man or a married woman, the husband and wife shall join in the deed or conveyance.”
State v. Schmidt, 323 P.3d 647 (Alaska 2014). “AS 34.15.010(d), which implicitly recognizes a distinction between a spouse’s interest in a family home as memorialized by the title and a property interest entitled to protection.”
Hooks v. Alaska USA Fed. Credit Union, 413 P.3d 1192 (Alaska 2018). “15 AS 34.15.010 -.350. 16 AS 34.20.070 -.135.”
Dixon v. Dixon, 407 P.3d 453 (Alaska 2017). “" See also AS 34.15.010. 7 . Smalley v. Juneau Clinic Bldg.”
Ed Richardson & Dianne Nelson v. Est. of Joseph Edmond Berthelot Jr. (Alaska 2013). “Ketzler,19 we interpreted AS 34.15.010 and addressed a case factually similar to the present appeal.”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.15.010(a) — 3 cases
Gottstein v. Kraft, 274 P.3d 469 (Alaska 2012). “One month before closing, Jim recorded a notice of interest under AS 34.15.010, which forbids a spouse from selling "the family home or homestead" without the consent of the other spouse.”
Hooks v. Alaska USA Fed. Credit Union, 413 P.3d 1192 (Alaska 2018). “15 AS 34.15.010 -.350. 16 AS 34.20.070 -.135.”
Nat'l Bank of Alaska v. Ketzler, 71 P.3d 333 (Alaska 2003). “The superior court ruled in favor of Nancy under AS 34.15.010, setting aside the deed because Nancy did not join in the conveyance and because she brought an action to set the deed aside within the one-year period.”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.15.010(b) — 3 cases
Gottstein v. Kraft, 274 P.3d 469 (Alaska 2012). “One month before closing, Jim recorded a notice of interest under AS 34.15.010, which forbids a spouse from selling "the family home or homestead" without the consent of the other spouse.”
Rockstad v. Erikson, 113 P.3d 1215 (Alaska 2005). “AS 34.15.010 states in relevant part: (b) In a deed or conveyance of the family home or homestead by a married man or a married woman, the husband and wife shall join in the deed or conveyance.”
Nat'l Bank of Alaska v. Ketzler, 71 P.3d 333 (Alaska 2003). “The superior court ruled in favor of Nancy under AS 34.15.010, setting aside the deed because Nancy did not join in the conveyance and because she brought an action to set the deed aside within the one-year period.”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.15.010(c) — 2 cases
Nat'l Bank of Alaska v. Ketzler, 71 P.3d 333 (Alaska 2003). “The superior court ruled in favor of Nancy under AS 34.15.010, setting aside the deed because Nancy did not join in the conveyance and because she brought an action to set the deed aside within the one-year period.”
Gottstein v. Kraft, 274 P.3d 469 (Alaska 2012). “One month before closing, Jim recorded a notice of interest under AS 34.15.010, which forbids a spouse from selling "the family home or homestead" without the consent of the other spouse.”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.15.010(d) — 4 cases
State v. Schmidt, 323 P.3d 647 (Alaska 2014). “AS 34.15.010(d), which implicitly recognizes a distinction between a spouse’s interest in a family home as memorialized by the title and a property interest entitled to protection.”
Nat'l Bank of Alaska v. Ketzler, 71 P.3d 333 (Alaska 2003). “The superior court ruled in favor of Nancy under AS 34.15.010, setting aside the deed because Nancy did not join in the conveyance and because she brought an action to set the deed aside within the one-year period.”
Gottstein v. Kraft, 274 P.3d 469 (Alaska 2012). “One month before closing, Jim recorded a notice of interest under AS 34.15.010, which forbids a spouse from selling "the family home or homestead" without the consent of the other spouse.”
Ed Richardson & Dianne Nelson v. Est. of Joseph Edmond Berthelot Jr. (Alaska 2013). “Ketzler,19 we interpreted AS 34.15.010 and addressed a case factually similar to the present appeal.”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.15.010(d)(2) — 1 case
Gottstein v. Kraft, 274 P.3d 469 (Alaska 2012). “One month before closing, Jim recorded a notice of interest under AS 34.15.010, which forbids a spouse from selling "the family home or homestead" without the consent of the other spouse.”
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