Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 47.25.230 (2026)
Persons liable for support and burial
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Sec. 47.25.230. Persons liable for support and burial.
Every needy person shall be supported while living and upon dying, shall be given a decent burial by the spouse, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, or siblings of the needy person, if they, or any of them, have the ability to do so, in the order named. Every designated person who fails to support the needy person when directed by the department to do so, or fails to give the needy person a decent burial shall reimburse the state or a municipality for the funds expended by either the state or a municipality for the relief or burial of the needy person, and these sums with interest and costs may be recovered by the state or a municipality of the state in a civil action.
Every needy person shall be supported while living and upon dying, shall be given a decent burial by the spouse, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, or siblings of the needy person, if they, or any of them, have the ability to do so, in the order named. Every designated person who fails to support the needy person when directed by the department to do so, or fails to give the needy person a decent burial shall reimburse the state or a municipality for the funds expended by either the state or a municipality for the relief or burial of the needy person, and these sums with interest and costs may be recovered by the state or a municipality of the state in a civil action.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1987–1989 · leading case: Streb v. Streb, 774 P.2d 798 (Alaska 1989).
Streb v. Streb, 774 P.2d 798 (Alaska 1989). “The decision of the superior court is AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED.”
Olp v. State, 738 P.2d 1117 (Alaska Ct. App. 1987). “030 and AS 47.25.230, which generally establish a duty of support between parents and children, and under certain circumstances, among siblings but do not impose any duty on stepparents.”
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