Definitions for "Elective Share"
In Florida, the surviving spouse's right to receive 30% of the deceased spouse's elective estate.
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.
The surviving spouse's right to request to take a statutory share of the decedent's estate rather than under a Will or the intestate laws.
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