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surviving spouse's trust — When a couple creates a bypass (AB) trust, the revocable trust of the surviving spouse after one spouse has died. Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estate Tax Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Living Wills & Medical Powers of Attorney Nolo’s… … Law dictionary
surviving spouse — noun a) A spouse that outlives the person to whom they are married, thereby obtaining legal rights with respect to the property of the deceased spouse. b) An unmarried taxpayer whose spouse has been deceased for less than two taxable years, and… … Wiktionary
surviving spouse — The spouse who outlives (survives) the other spouse. Term commonly found in statutes dealing with probate, administration of estates and estate and inheritance taxes. A taxpayer classification which, generally, describes an unmarried taxpayer… … Black's law dictionary
renunciation by surviving spouse — A refusal of dower or statutory share of a surviving spouse in the estate of a decedent in order to take under his or her will; a rejection of provisions of a will in order to take dower or the statutory share of a surviving spouse. 25 Am J2d Dow … Ballentine's law dictionary
spouse — One s husband or wife, and surviving spouse is one of a married pair who outlive the other … Black's law dictionary
spouse, surviving — n. A spouse who remains alive after his or her partner has died; see also widow The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
election by spouse — n. The right of a surviving spouse to choose how to inherit from the deceased spouse, whether from will, dower, or his or her share prescribed by statute (the elective share). The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… … Law dictionary
inheritance — /in her i teuhns/, n. 1. something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner s death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. 2. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively. 3.… … Universalium
property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium
Will (law) — Last Will redirects here. For the 2011 film, see Last Will (film). Wills, trusts … Wikipedia
