Can a spouse's property be passed to the surviving spouse without paying the federal estate tax?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Estate of Karsin v. Karsin, B257622 (Cal. App. 2015):
6. "Federal law allows the property of a deceased spouse to be passed to the surviving spouse without payment of federal estate tax through the allowance of a 'marital deduction.' (Int. Rev. Code, 2056.)" (Donkin v. Donkin (2013) 58 Cal.4th 412, 416.)
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