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 |