(1) (a) When a husband or wife dies testate, the surviving spouse may, t hough under full age, release what is given to him or her by will, if any, and receive his or her share under KRS 392.020 as if no will had been made, except that in such case the share in any real estate of which the decedent or anyone for the use of the decedent was seized of an estate in fee simple at the time of death shall be only one -third (1/3) of such real estate. Such relinquishment shall be acknowledged before an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of this state and evidenced by the officer's certificate. The relinquishment and certificate shall be in substantially the following form: I,__________, am the surviving spouse of __________. Except as provided in KRS 392.080(2), I hereby release what is given to me by the will of my s aid deceased spouse. I understand I will now receive the share to which I am entitled pursuant to KRS 392.080. ________________________ Surviving Spouse THE STATE OF __________ COUNTY OF __________ Subscribed to and acknowledged befo re me by __________, the surviving spouse of __________, this __________day of __________. ____________________________ (Officer's signature and capacity) (b) To be effective, such relinquishment and certificate shall be filed both with the clerk of the court which admitted the will of the deceased spouse to probate and the county clerk of the county where the will of the deceased spouse was admitted to probate, within six (6) months after the admission of the will to probate. If, within tho se six (6) months, an action contesting the will is brought, the surviving spouse need not make such relinquishment until within six (6) months succeeding the time when the action is disposed of. Provided, however, the period for renunciation may be extend ed not exceeding six (6) additional months by order entered by the district court upon application of the surviving spouse for such extension within six (6) months after the date of probate. (2) Subsection (1) does not preclude the surviving spouse from re ceiving his or her share under KRS 392.020, in addition to any bequest or devise to him or her by will, if such is the intention of the testator, plainly expressed in the will or necessarily inferable from the will.
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