A Frequent Flyer in Estates: The Spousal Year’s Allowance

Published for On the Civil Side on March 15, 2019.

 

If I had to guess, I would say the most common filing in a decedent’s estate is the year’s allowance.  Last year in NC, there were 18,000 filings for a year’s allowance.   There are two types of year’s allowance: one for children of the decedent and one for the spouse of the decedent.  This post focuses on some basics of the spousal year’s allowance.

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