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.
Widows, or surviving spouses, have certain rights concerning the management of a deceased spouse's estate. A widow may be the first choice as personal representative, unless her deceased spouse named someone else as executor in his will.Because probate courts place importance on honoring a testator's last wishes, a named executor in a will has priority over a surviving spouse.lthough other family members may petition a probate court for appointment as personal representative, the surviving spouse has priority. In other words, if the surviving spouse wishes to take on the role of estate administrator, all other family members' petitions take a back seat.