By Sea Sitka is a year-round port of call for the Alaska Marine Highway System (1-800-642-0066, www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/). These state-operated ferries provide an extraordinary opportunity to navigate the Inside Passage at a leisurely pace.
Spouses in community property states are generally entitled to take all community property at death, and half in the case of divorce. If the husband inherited the property, or took title to it before the marriage, for example, the wife would not automatically be entitled to a share of it.
Re: husband willing house to son-wife still alive. Under NY law a surviving spouse can file an election to receive what is known as an intestate share of the spouse's estate. If there is one child, that share is $50,000 plus one-half of the estate.If there are two or more children, the inteatate share becomes $50,000 plus one-third of the estate.nder NY law a surviving spouse can file an election to receive what is known as an intestate share of the spouse's estate. If there is one child, that share is $50,000 plus one-half of the estate. If there are two or more children, the inteatate share becomes $50,000 plus one-third of the estate.