A portion of a decedent’s estate set aside by statute for a surviving spouse, children, or parents, regardless of any testamentary disposition or competing claims. • Every state has a statute authorizing the probate court to award an amount for the temporary maintenance and support of the surviving spouse (and often for dependent children). The […]
family allowance (1) 〈美〉家属扶养补助 在遗产管理过程中，为保障生存配偶和子女的生活而从遗产中拨付的一部分财产。 (2) 〈美〉子女抚养补助 为抚养双方当事人的子女而在离婚或分居判决中所规定的补助金，通常判决向其妻子和／或子女一次性支付。 (3) 〈英〉家庭补助；家庭津贴 英国政府自1946年起向有两个或两个以上子女的家庭拨付的补助金，该补助依子女人数(长子或长女除外)按月由财政部提供的基金中支付，并为整个家庭所受益。在此类子女到达离校年龄之前或未满18岁且处于全日制在校阶段之前，可一直享受该补助。后于1975年被儿童津贴〔child benefit〕所取代。
family, n. 1. A group of persons connected by blood, by affinity, or by law, esp. within two or three generations. 2. A group consisting of parents and their children. 3. A group of persons who live together and have a shared commitment to a domestic relationship. See RELATIVE. — familial, adj. blended family. The
A portion of a decedent’s estate set aside by statute for a surviving spouse, regardless of any testamentary disposition or competing claims. • This allowance is superior to the claims of general creditors. In some states, it is even preferred to the expenses of administration, funeral, and last illness of the spouse. — Also termed
A homestead created by a probate court from a decedent’s estate for the benefit of the decedent’s surviving spouse and minor children. • Under most statutes providing for the creation of a probate homestead, it is exempt from forced sale for the collection of decedent’s debts. The family can remain in the home at least
child benefit 〈英〉儿童津贴 英国根据1975年的《儿童津贴法》〔Child Benefit Act〕，每周支付给抚养一个或多个儿童的人的款项，它取代了家庭津贴〔family allowances〕。
welfare. 1. Well-being in any respect; prosperity. general welfare. The public’s health, peace, morals, and safety. public welfare. A society’s well-being in matters of health, safety, order, morality, economics, and politics. 2. A system of social insurance providing assistance to those who are financially in need, as by providing food stamps and family allowances. —
welfare state. A nation in which the government undertakes various social insurance programs, such as unem-ployment compensation, old-age pensions, family allowances, food stamps, and aid to the blind or deaf. — Also termed welfare-regulatory state.
homestead. 1. The house, outbuildings, and adjoining land owned and occupied by a person or family as a residence. • As long as the homestead does not exceed in area or value the limits fixed by law, in most states it is exempt from forced sale for collection of a debt. — Also termed homestead
The probate estate after the following deductions: (1) family allowances, (2) exempt property, (3) homestead allowances, (4) claims against the estate, and (5) taxes for which the estate is liable. — Also termed net estate. Cf. adjusted gross estate (1) under ESTATE(3). [Cases: Internal Revenue 4149–4185; Taxation 895. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 500, 503–539, 541–546,
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