Augmented Estate
Pronunciation: AWG-men-ted es-TATE
The expanded U.S. probate concept used to calculate elective shares — including non-probate transfers a surviving spouse would otherwise lose access to.
Definition
A U.S. probate concept used in many states (under the Uniform Probate Code and similar statutes) to calculate a surviving spouse's elective share. The augmented estate includes not just probate assets but also various non-probate transfers — life insurance, jointly held property, trust assets, and gifts made within two years of death — so that a spouse cannot be cut out by simply moving assets outside the will. For Muslim Americans, this means an elective-share waiver in a prenup must address the augmented estate, not just the probate estate, to fully preserve Faraid.
Florida (Fla. Stat. § 732.2035), Idaho (§ 15-2-202), and Wisconsin (§ 861.02) are examples of states with augmented-estate frameworks.
Related Terms
Elective Share
The U.S. state-law right of a surviving spouse to claim a fixed portion of the deceased spouse's estate — overriding any will.
Wasiyyahوصية
An Islamic will — allowing a Muslim to bequeath up to one-third of their estate outside the fixed inheritance shares.
Faraidفرائض
Islamic inheritance law prescribing fixed shares for heirs based on Quranic guidelines.
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Augmented Estate — The expanded U.S. probate concept used to calculate elective shares — including non-probate transfers a surviving spouse would otherwise lose access to. A U.S. probate concept used in many states (under the Uniform Probate Code and similar statutes) to calculate a surviving spouse's elective share.
- The expanded U.S. probate concept used to calculate elective shares — including non-probate transfers a surviving spouse would otherwise lose access to.
- Category: Estate Planning
- Related: Elective Share, Wasiyyah, Faraid
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