ALMON, Justice.
This case presents the question of whether the right to claim the homestead allowance and exempt property provided by the recently enacted Alabama probate code survives the death of the second spouse. In other words, if a surviving spouse dies without claiming a homestead allowance or exempt property out of the pre-deceased spouse's estate, may the surviving spouse's estate make these claims?
In 1982, the Alabama Legislature enacted a probate...
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