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This presents a similar dilemma to the wife disinheriting her husband in a preceding discussion.
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
As an alternative to dower and curtesy, many states instead follow a similar practice known as elective share, De-Witt said.
Also known as spousal or statutory share, elective share statutes are meant to prevent a spouse from being disinherited.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2023
That summer, Smith teamed up with Marshall's disinherited older son Howard to sue Pierce, alleging that Pierce conspired for 20 years to take all of his father's fortune for himself.
—Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
Some grown children are opposed to their aged parents’ remarriage for fear that they will be disinherited, or that the new partner will take charge of end-of-life medical decisions that would otherwise be left to the children.
—Deborah Carr, CNN, 25 Mar. 2023
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
As an alternative to dower and curtesy, many states instead follow a similar practice known as elective share, De-Witt said.
Also known as spousal or statutory share, elective share statutes are meant to prevent a spouse from being disinherited.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2023
That summer, Smith teamed up with Marshall's disinherited older son Howard to sue Pierce, alleging that Pierce conspired for 20 years to take all of his father's fortune for himself.
—Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
Some grown children are opposed to their aged parents’ remarriage for fear that they will be disinherited, or that the new partner will take charge of end-of-life medical decisions that would otherwise be left to the children.
—Deborah Carr, CNN, 25 Mar. 2023
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“Disinherit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinherit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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