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.
Youâll need exact values later, but this will help the attorney know if an estate tax return will need to be filed (due no later than nine months after the grantorâs death). If there is a surviving spouse or if the trust has a tax planning provision, the attorney may need to do some tax planning right away.