HRS §560:2-402
Homestead allowance for family after death
When someone dies, their spouse or reciprocal beneficiary gets a $30,000 homestead allowance from the estate. If there is no spouse or beneficiary, the minor and dependent children share that $30,000 equally. This money is protected from other claims and is extra to anything they inherit.
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The statute, as written — Homestead allowance
A decedent's surviving spouse or reciprocal beneficiary shall be entitled to a homestead allowance of $30,000. If there is no surviving spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, each minor child and each dependent child of the decedent shall be entitled to a homestead allowance amounting to $30,000 divided by the number of minor and dependent children of the decedent. The homestead allowance shall be exempt from and has priority over all claims against the estate. The homestead allowance shall be in addition to any share passing to the surviving spouse or reciprocal beneficiary or minor or dependent child by the will of the decedent, unless otherwise provided, by intestate succession, or by way of elective share.
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