Question

______ 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.