Elective share

Elective share Â- Pretermitted heir
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ELECTIVE SHARE - Refers to probate laws that allow a spouse to take a certain portion of an estate when the other spouse dies, regardless of what was written in the spouse's will.

1 a : to compel by physical means often against resistance <forced him into the car>
b : to break open or through <forced the door>
see also forcible entry
2 : to impose or require by law
see also elective share forced heir at ...

value is calculated only if a surviving spouse declines whatever he or she was left by will and instead claims a share of the deceased spouse's estate. (This is called taking against the will.) The amount of this "statutory share" or "elective share" ...

only if a surviving spouse declines to take what was left by will and instead claims a share of the deceased spouse's estate. (This is called taking against the will.) The amount of the surviving spouse's "statutory share" or "elective share" depends ...

See also: Share, Law, Property, Information, Estate