surviving spouse

基本解釋

In addition, most traditional pensionscontinue payments to the surviving spouse of a deceased employee, but not for an unmarried partner.
另外，大多數(shù)傳統(tǒng)養(yǎng)老金繼續(xù)發(fā)給健在的已故雇員的配偶，但是并不給未婚的伴侶。
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.
在英國，這通常會導(dǎo)致財政上的損失和重創(chuàng)：喪偶的虛弱屋主必須支付高昂的護理費用，直到他們的資產(chǎn)耗盡。
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.
大多數(shù)已婚夫婦聯(lián)合舉行租賃業(yè)權(quán)，因為尚存的配偶將成為他們的合作伙伴的唯一擁有者，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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