homestead, probate

homestead, probate
n.
A home taken from a probate estate by the court for the use of the surviving spouse and children of the deceased in order to guarantee them a place to live.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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