If the owner dies leaving a spouse or minor children constituting the owner's family surviving, the homestead exemption shall not be affected by the death. If the owner shall abscond, or otherwise desert the family, the spouse and the minor children comprising the family may retain the homestead, with all the rights of owners therein. They shall not have power to sell or mortgage it, except in cases expressly provided for by law.
Minn. Stat. § 510.06
EXEMPTION NOT LOST BY DEATH OR DESERTION.
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Eustice Ex Rel. Eustice v. Jewison (1987)
Most recently applied in In Re the Estate of Eckley (April 2010)
(8341) RL s 3457; 1981 c 31 s 10
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