- probate homestead
- Premises of a decedent set apart to the surviving spouse and minor children, to be held by them exempt from liability for the debts of the decedent. 26 Am J1st Home § 185.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
probate homestead
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