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，但是竝不給未婚的伴侶。
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(guó)，這通常會(huì)導(dǎo)致財(cái)政上的損失和重創(chuàng)：?jiǎn)逝嫉奶撊跷葜鞅仨氈Ц陡甙旱淖o(hù)理費(fèi)用，直到他們的資産耗盡。
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)郃擧行租賃業(yè)權(quán)，因爲(wèi)尚存的配偶將成爲(wèi)他們的郃作夥伴的唯一擁有者，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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