http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com Cincinnati Probate Attorneys: Elliott Stapleton, D. Todd Rush, and John Cornetet Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:48:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/spousal-family-rights/allowance-for-support/ http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/spousal-family-rights/allowance-for-support/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:51:09 +0000 http://032b5f3.netsolhost.com/wordpress/?p=99 Read more]]> 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 belonging to the surviving spouse (step children) the family allowance is equitably divided among the surviving spouse and the minor step children.

]]> http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/spousal-family-rights/allowance-for-support/feed/ 0 http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/spousal-family-rights/election-to-remain-in-purchase-and-to-take-the-mansion-house/ http://www.ohioprobateanswers.com/spousal-family-rights/election-to-remain-in-purchase-and-to-take-the-mansion-house/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:50:36 +0000 http://032b5f3.netsolhost.com/wordpress/?p=97 Read more]]> 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 the house as a part of his or her intestate share and the family allowance.  If for example, the spouse’s share of the estate was $100,000 and the house is worth, $60,000.  The entire house can be taken by the spouse as a part of the $100,000 share.

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