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.
State laws vary, but inheritance rights of children will usually only apply if the parent died without a will, or if a child was born after the will was made. Talk to a lawyer now. Average response time is just 8 minutes. Choose a service. Fixed-fee estate planning services starting at $39.