surviving spouse

基本解释

In addition, most traditional pensionscontinue payments to the surviving spouse of a deceased employee, but not for an unmarried partner.
另外，大多数传统养老金继续发给健在的已故雇员的配偶，但是并不给未婚的伴侣。
In England this decline is often financially ruinous as well as traumatic: frail homeowners with no surviving spouse must pay eye-watering prices for care until their assets are all but exhausted.
在英国，这通常会导致财政上的损失和重创：丧偶的虚弱屋主必须支付高昂的护理费用，直到他们的资产耗尽。
Most married couples hold title in joint tenancy because the surviving spouse will become the sole owner in the event of the death of their partner.
大多数已婚夫妇联合举行租赁业权，因为尚存的配偶将成为他们的合作伙伴的唯一拥有者，在死亡的事件。

So what is the significance of a person becoming a surviving spouse in 2012?
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The disclaimer trust is an empty bypass trust into which a surviving spouse can "disclaim" assets.
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Even if you leave behind no kids, your surviving spouse may not get all your assets.
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