§ 287. Amount of Family Allowance
287. Amount of Family Allowance
Such allowance shall be of an amount sufficient for the maintenance of such surviving spouse, minor children, and adult incapacitated children for one year from the time of the death of the testator or intestate. The allowance shall be fixed with regard to the facts or circumstances then existing and those anticipated to exist during the first year after such death. The allowance may be paid either in a lump sum or in installments, as the court shall order.