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A proportion of a decedents estate which the surviving spouse may claim, as a substitute for what they were left in the decedents will.Syn: widows share, statutory share, forced share
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elective share — n: the share (as one third) of an estate set by statute that a widow or widower or sometimes a child is entitled to claim in lieu of any provisions made in a will or in the event of being disinherited unjustifiably – called also forced share;… … Law dictionary
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elective share — See election (law of wills); election by spouse … Black's law dictionary
elective share — See election (law of wills); election by spouse … Black's law dictionary
forced share — n: elective share Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. forced share … Law dictionary
spousal share — See: elective share Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
statutory share — See: elective share Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate Court Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
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