spouse
61office spouse — n. A co worker with whom one has a very close but nonromantic relationship. Also: workplace spouse. Example Citations: Another love connection at work? Whoa, says Ms. Hiddema and Mr. Ducoffe. While they may be spending countless hours together… …
62entitled spouse — in Scots family law, one of the subject of the regime established in relation to the protection of victims of domestic violence in the matrimonial home. An entitled spouse is generally the owner or tenant or other person entitled to live in a… …
63ex-spouse — n. a person who was formerly a spouse. [WordNet 1.5] …
64innocent spouse rule — An Internal Revenue Service rule that says that a spouse who unknowingly signs a fraudulent joint tax return prepared by the other spouse can be excused from having to pay penalties on that return. Category: Divorce & Family Law → Divorce, Child… …
65surviving spouse's trust — When a couple creates a bypass (AB) trust, the revocable trust of the surviving spouse after one spouse has died. Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estate Tax Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Living Wills & Medical Powers of Attorney Nolo’s… …
66surviving spouse — noun a) A spouse that outlives the person to whom they are married, thereby obtaining legal rights with respect to the property of the deceased spouse. b) An unmarried taxpayer whose spouse has been deceased for less than two taxable years, and… …
67Non-Spouse Beneficiary Rollover — A retirement plan asset rollover performed in the event of the death of the account holder, where the recipient is not the spouse of the deceased. The most common practice for a non spouse beneficiary rollover, is that the recipient receives the… …
68election by spouse — n. The right of a surviving spouse to choose how to inherit from the deceased spouse, whether from will, dower, or his or her share prescribed by statute (the elective share). The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… …
69trailing spouse — UK US noun [C] ► HR the husband or wife of an employee who is sent to work in another country: »If you want to hire top people, the trailing spouse issue is a continuous challenge. »More enlightened employers are realising that the happiness of… …
70surviving spouse — The spouse who outlives (survives) the other spouse. Term commonly found in statutes dealing with probate, administration of estates and estate and inheritance taxes. A taxpayer classification which, generally, describes an unmarried taxpayer… …
