The law of your state may entitle your surviving spouse and/or children to a temporary allowance from your estate in certain circumstances. Check the chart below for the statutes regarding possible "family allowances" in your state:
State | Family Allowance |
AL | Ala. Code § 43-8-112 (1975) |
AK | AS 13.12.404 |
AZ | A.R.S. § 14-2404 |
AR | Ark. Code § 28-39-101 |
CA | Ca. Prob. Code § 6540 |
CO | C.R.S. § 15-11-404 |
CT | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-320 |
DE | 12 Del. C. § 2308 |
DC | D.C. Code § 19-101.04 |
FL | Fla. Stat. § 732.403 |
GA | OCGA § 53-3-1 |
HI | HRS § 560:2-404 |
ID | The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "family allowances" |
IL | 755 ILCS 5/15-1, 2 |
IN | IC 29-1-4-1 |
IA | Iowa Code § 633.374, 376 |
KS | K.S.A. 59-403 |
KY | KRS 391.030(1)(c) |
LA | La. C.C. § 2437, La. C.C.P. § 3321 |
ME | 18-C M.R.S. § 2-404 |
MD | Md. Code, ET § 3-201 |
MA | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-404 |
MI | MCL 700.2403 |
MN | Minn. Stat. § 524.2-404 |
MS | Miss. Code § 91-7-141 |
MO | § 474.260, RSMo |
MT | § 72-2-414, MCA |
NE | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2324 |
NV | NRS 146.030 |
NH | RSA 560:1 |
NJ | The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "family allowances" |
NM | NMS § 45-2-402 |
NY | N.Y. Est. Powers and Trusts Law § 5-3.1 |
NC | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 30-15, 17 |
ND | N.D.C.C. § 30.1-07-02 |
OH | R.C. § 2106.13 |
OK | Okla. Stat. tit. 58, § 314 |
OR | ORS 114.015 |
PA | The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "family allowances" |
RI | R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-10-3 |
SC | The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "family allowances" |
SD | SDCL 29A-2-403 |
TN | T.C.A. § 30-2-102 |
TX | Tex. Estates § 353.101 |
UT | Utah Code § 75-2-404 |
VT | 14 V.S.A. § 316 |
VA | Va. Code § 64.2-309 |
WA | RCW 11.54.010 |
WV | The state does not appear to have a statute regarding "family allowances" |
WI | Wis. Stat. § 861.31 |
WY | W.S. 2-7-502 |