{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-74","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 43-8-74","heading":"Entitlement of Surviving Spouse to Certain Benefits Regardless of Election.","body":"A surviving spouse is entitled to homestead allowance, exempt property, and family allowance, whether or not he elects to take an elective share.","path":["Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates.","Chapter 8 Probate Code.","Article 4 Elective Share of Surviving Spouse; Abatement."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=43-8-74","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"ddc8d0c7f1c65b857fb7bd1ccf34212af3bd5309dc97528efba5bbfdf8a90219","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-73","next":"us-al/ala.-code-43-8-75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}