Elective share - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

The elective share is also known as a spousal share, statutory share, election against the will, or forced share. In the United States, statutory elective share law exists to prevent�the disinheritance�of a spouse.�Elective share statutes give to a surviving spouse a fixed fraction, typically out of a�probate estate�of the deceased spouse.�Traditionally that fraction is one-third of the estate regardless of the length of the marriage.�The Uniform Probate Code provides a more complicated scheme for determining the elective share.�Elective share statutes are enacted in �separate property states.��These are often contrasted with �community property states.�