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.
When it comes to sorting out property, money and possessions (the estate), the will normally states who is to do this. If there is no will the next of kin can apply for a grant of representation which gives them the legal right to deal with the deceased's estate known as probate.