(a)   (1)   Upon the election of the surviving spouse to take the elective share of
the property of the decedent, all property or other benefits which
would have passed to the surviving spouse under the will shall be
treated as if the surviving spouse had died before the execution of the
will.
    (2)   The surviving spouse and a person claiming through the surviving spouse
may not receive property under the will.
  (b)   (1)   If there is an election to take an elective share, contribution to the
payment of it shall be prorated among all legatees.
    (2)   Instead of contributing an interest in specific property to the
elective share, a legatee or legatees, but not the personal
representative, may pay the surviving spouse in cash, or other property
acceptable to the spouse, an amount equal to the fair market value of
the surviving spouse's interest in specific property on the date or
dates of distribution.
    (3)   Unless specifically provided in the will, a legatee is not entitled to
sequestration or compensation from another legatee, or from another
part of the estate of the decedent, except that an interest renounced
by the surviving spouse and not included in the share of the net estate
received by the surviving spouse under this section may be subject to
sequestration for the benefit of individuals who are the natural
objects of the bounty of the decedent, in order to avoid a substantial
distortion of the intended dispositions of the testator.
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