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Surviving spouse Uncommon

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Noun
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A spouse that outlives the person to whom they are married, thereby obtaining legal rights with respect to the property of the deceased spouse.

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married taxpayer elective share property surviving spouses outlive right legal
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use cuse duse fuse euse ruse muse suse ause ouse zuse cause v use meuse kouse couse bouse druse mouse pause
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