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.
Although heirs can choose to withdraw all the inherited IRA money immediately after the death of the person who left the IRA to them, using other strategies for IRA withdrawals can reduce your tax bill and defer your having to pay the IRS for years into the future. If you have other questions about IRAs, head on over to our IRA Center.