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160 Fla. 528·
Fla.·
1948-06-04
·cited 17×
The Florida Supreme Court held that a widow's statutory family allowance under section 733.20 is an independent entitlement for temporary maintenance pending distribution of the estate, and when received before dower is assigned, the amount should be deducted from the corpus in c
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456 F.2d 282·
2d Cir.·
1972-02-22
·cited 16×
The dissenting judge would affirm the lower court's judgment, disagreeing with the majority's interpretation of Connecticut law regarding insurer liability for bad faith settlement negotiations.
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317 F.2d 821·
9th Cir.·
1963-05-15
·cited 14×
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114 So. 2d 642·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1959-09-24
·cited 13×
A widow appealed the denial of her petitions for widow's allowance, dower, and homestead rights in her deceased husband's estate. The court affirmed the lower court's decision, holding that settlement agreements made after the husband's death—whereby the widow released these stat
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140 So. 2d 358·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1962-04-25
·cited 9×
A widow appealed a declaratory judgment upholding an antenuptial agreement that limited her to $10,000 and use of the home in lieu of dower, homestead, widow's allowance, and other statutory rights. The court affirmed, holding that the agreement was valid and enforceable based on
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323 F.2d 792·
10th Cir.·
1963-10-21
·cited 8×
The court held that executors cannot change their election to deduct administration expenses from income tax to estate tax after filing waivers, and that a widow's monthly allowance for maintenance is a terminable interest that does not qualify for the marital deduction.
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106 So. 2d 2·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1958-10-30
·cited 8×
The appellate court affirmed a lower court's order granting a family allowance to a widow, holding that a prenuptial agreement does not bar such an allowance before its validity is determined and that the lower court did not abuse its discretion.
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325 F.2d 186·
8th Cir.·
1963-12-11
·cited 6×
The dissenting judge believes the widow's allowance was a terminable interest, failing to qualify for the marital deduction due to a specific statute.
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152 So. 2d 784·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1963-04-30
·cited 6×
Anne Levine appealed orders denying her petition for family allowance and striking her petition for dower in the estate of Sam Levine, claiming to be his widow. The court affirmed the denial of family allowance but reversed the striking of the dower petition, holding that a prior
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333 F.2d 748·
9th Cir.·
1964-06-18
·cited 5×
A widow's allowance paid out of estate income, as ordered by a state court, constitutes taxable income to the widow under the Internal Revenue Code and the Sixteenth Amendment.
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515 So. 2d 1324·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1987-11-18
·cited 4×
The Estate of H. Ransley Sage appeals a trial court order granting the surviving spouse a family allowance despite a valid antenuptial agreement in which she waived all marital property rights. The court reverses, holding that the agreement effectively bars the family allowance c
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149 So. 2d 65·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1963-01-16
·cited 4×
Erline Anderson appealed a probate court's denial of her petition for a widow's family allowance from her deceased husband's estate. The core issue was whether she was barred from claiming the allowance due to her tardy and dilatory prosecution of the claim, despite having signed
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412 F.2d 1313·
Ct. Cl.·
1969-07-16
The court held that the commuted value of a widow's dower interest, which vests at the husband's death, qualifies for the marital deduction as it is not a terminable interest.
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351 F.2d 489·
2d Cir.·
1965-09-28
The court held that the testator's will clearly directed that federal estate taxes be paid out of the estate before residue distribution, overriding state proration statutes, and thus the marital deduction should not be reduced by these taxes.