______ 1. If a person dies without a valid will or fails to dispose of certain i

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______ 1. If a person dies without a valid will or fails to dispose of certain items of property in a will, the person is said to have died _____.

______ 2. A(n) ______ is a document that verifies the wishes of the testator to restrict the use of extraordinary procedures and equipment to prolong life.

______ 3. Many states provide that _____ children are entitled to receive the amount they would have received through intestate succession.

______ 4. A gift of personal property is called a(n) _____.

A.   Self-Proving Will      B.   Probate         C. Pretermitted           D. “Last Wishes” Statement             E.   Intestate        

F.         Devise                G.   Living Will               H.   Bequest                 I.     Intestate Succession                                                                                         

TRUE/FALSE:

T     F   5.   All states require that a valid will be signed by the testator.

T     F   6.   Will Contests are held annual on a state wide and regional basics to see which lawyers write or “draw up” the best will.

T     F   7.   Probate includes the collection of the decedent’s assets and the payment of debts.

T     F   8.   A legacy bequest in a will is where money from the estate is given to a nonprofit to do charitable work with it.

Explanation / Answer

1.If a person dies without a valid will or fails to dispose of certain items of property in a will, the person is said to have died __intestate__

2. A(n) __Living Will____ is a document that verifies the wishes of the testator to restrict the use of extraordinary procedures and equipment to prolong life.

3. Many states provide that _Pretermitted __ children are entitled to receive the amount they would have received through intestate succession.

4.A gift of personal property is called a(n) __Bequest___.

5.   All states require that a valid will be signed by the testator. - TRUE

6. Will Contests are held annual on a state wide and regional basics to see which lawyers write or “draw up” the best will - False

7. Probate includes the collection of the decedent’s assets and the payment of debts. - True

8 .legacy bequest in a will is where money from the estate is given to a nonprofit to do charitable work with it. - False

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