A surviving spouse is entitled to two automobiles outside of the probate process. The two automobiles can be transferred to the surviving spouse with a death certificate and an affidavit. The two automobiles may not exceed $40,000. Additional automobiles, in…
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The allowance for support or family allowance is $40,000. It is paid to the surviving spouse if there are no minor children or all of the minor children are children of the spouse. If however, there are minor children not…
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A spouse has the right to stay in the house for one year without paying rent. A surviving spouse has the right to purchase the house from the estate at its appraised value. In addition, the surviving spouse may take…
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A surviving spouse has a right to elect against the will and to take the share he or she would have been entitled to if there was no will. If for example, the will left the estate to a trust…
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