Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

spousal allowance

a portion of a decedent's estate set aside by statute for a surviving spouse, regardless of any testamentary disposition or competing claims. ( this allowance is superior to the claims of general creditors. in some states, it is even preferred to the expenses of administration, funeral, and last illness of the spouse. - also termed widow's allowance; widower's allowance.2. the sum awarded by a court to a fiduciary as payment for services. 3. a deduction.