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Homestead Allowances for your Spouse and/or Children
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    • The law of your state may entitle your surviving spouse and/or children to a temporary right to live in your home or receive a housing allowance from your estate in certain circumstances. Check the chart below for the statutes regarding possible "homestead allowances" in your state:

    State Homestead Allowance
    AL Ala. Code § 43-8-110 (1975)
    AK AS 13.12.402
    AZ A.R.S. § 14-2402
    AR Ark. Code § 28-39-201
    CA Ca. Prob. Code § 6521
    CO The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    CT Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-321
    DE The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    DC D.C. Code § 19-101.02
    FL Fla. Stat. § 732.401
    GA The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    HI HRS § 560:2-402
    ID Idaho Code § 15-2-402
    IL The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    IN The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    IA The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    KS K.S.A. 59-6a215
    KY KRS 427.070
    LA The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    ME 18-C M.R.S. § 2-402
    MD The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    MA The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    MI MCL 700.2402
    MN Minn. Stat. § 524.2-402
    MS The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    MO § 474.290, RSMo
    MT § 72-2-412, MCA
    NE Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2322
    NV NRS 146.010
    NH RSA 560:2
    NJ The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    NM The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    NY The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    NC The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    ND The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    OH R.C. §2106.15
    OK Okla. Stat. tit. 58, § 311
    OR ORS 114.005
    PA The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    RI R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-10-4
    SC The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    SD SDCL 29A-2-402
    TN T.C.A. § 30-2-201
    TX The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    UT Utah Code § 75-2-402
    VT The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    VA Va. Code § 64.2-311
    WA The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    WV The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    WI The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "homestead allowances"
    WY W.S. 2-7-501