ANCHORAGE ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL

Death and taxes may be inevitable, but the bureaucratic nightmare that follows doesn't have to be. When someone passes away, their final gift to loved ones is often an avalanche of paperwork, legal tripwires, and administrative ambushes that can turn grief into years of frustration.

The seemingly simple act of moving property from the deceased to their beneficiaries becomes a gauntlet of hidden complexities—where one misplaced document, missed deadline, or overlooked detail can derail the entire process and drain thousands from the inheritance.