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Amy does not create a will before she dies.Amy dies with no heirs.Her property


A) escheats.
B) terminates.
C) will be given to charity.
D) abates.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Aron owns a certificate of deposit with Beth,his sister,and an apartment building with Carl,his brother,in both cases as a joint tenant.Aron,a partner with Debra in Aron & Debra Accountants,obtains a life insur?ance policy with Debra as the designated beneficiary.Aron writes a will that gives particular items of personal property,as well as specific amounts of cash,to his children and his friends.The will leaves the resi?due of the estate to Eve,Aaron's favorite cousin.Carl dies.Aron,on his deathbed,makes a gift to the United Way.Will the certificate of deposit,the apartment building,the proceeds from the life insurance policy,and the gift to the United Way become part of Aron's estate and be distributed under the will? If not,how will these items be distributed and to whom?

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Kit has two children,Lea (the eldest) and Merl,both of whom prede?cease Kit.Lea is survived by a son,Nat,and Merl by two daughters,Opal and Pearl.On Kit's death,if the estate is distributed per capita


A) Nat will receive one-half of the estate,and Opal and Pearl will each receive one-fourth.
B) Nat will receive the entire estate.
C) the grandchildren will each receive one-third of the estate.
D) the grandchildren will not receive anything.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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A per capita method of distribution shares equally among heirs in the same class.

A) True
B) False

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A holographic will is a will that is completely in the handwriting of a testator.

A) True
B) False

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A reference in a will to a written memorandum that is not in the will renders the will invalid.

A) True
B) False

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Tom executes a will in which he leaves everything to his spouse,Victoria,and in which he appoints Warren to administer his estate.This must be signed by


A) Tom only.
B) Tom and Victoria only.
C) Tom,Victoria,and Warren.
D) a probate judge.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Eve dies intestate,survived by her grandson Boyd and her sister Grace. Boyd and Grace are Eve's


A) collateral heirs.
B) inter vivos heirs.
C) lineal heirs.
D) none of the choices.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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To "publish" a will means to record it in the appropriate county office.

A) True
B) False

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A divorce occurring after the execution of a will revokes dispositions of property to the former spouse.

A) True
B) False

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The word "Mom" can qualify as a signature on a will.

A) True
B) False

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Adam has two children,Bob (the eldest) and Carol,both of whom prede?cease Adam.Bob is survived by a daughter,Dina,and Carol by two sons,Ed and Fred.On Adam's death,if the estate is distributed per stirpes


A) Dina will receive the entire estate.
B) Dina will receive one-half of the estate,and Ed and Fred will each receive one-fourth.
C) each grandchild will receive one-third of the estate.
D) the grandchildren will not receive anything.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Stepchildren are considered heirs.

A) True
B) False

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Once executed,a will cannot be revoked.

A) True
B) False

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Ann and Burt are partners in Delta Associates.Burt takes ad?vantage of a partnership opportunity for personal gain that causes Delta's business to suffer.A court orders Burt to hold the profits in trust for the partnership.This is


A) a constructive trust.
B) an living trust.
C) a resulting trust.
D) a testamentary trust.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In most states,a person must be eighteen years of age to execute a valid will.

A) True
B) False

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A decedent is a person who has died.

A) True
B) False

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Gus dies intestate.The debts of the estate are paid by


A) Gus's estate,after its assets are distributed.
B) Gus's estate,before its assets are distributed.
C) Gus's heirs,after the estate's assets are distributed.
D) Gus's heirs,before the estate's assets are distributed.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Clayton dies without a will.The distribution of Clayton's property,including his farm near Lincoln,Nebraska,is prescribed by


A) a court-appointed executor.
B) federal probate statutes.
C) state intestacy laws.
D) the degree of consanguinity between Clayton and his next of kin.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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According to the terms of Carmen's will,specific gifts are made,and taxes and other es?tate expenses and debts are paid.The assets of Carmen's estate that remain are most likely to be distributed


A) by codicil.
B) holographically.
C) per capita.
D) through a residuary clause.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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