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Chapter 3 - Testate versus Intestate
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1
A person dies testate when he has a(n) _________________ at the time of his death.
A)valid will
B)trust
C)estate
D)dower
2
A(n) _________________ is a person entitled to receive property based on intestate succession.
A)slayer
B)issue
C)heir
D)paralegal
3
_________________ refers to what happens to the deceased's property when she dies without a valid will.
A)Testate succession
B)Intestate succession
C)Escheat
D)Curtesy
4
_________________ prohibit a person from benefiting from the act of killing another person.
A)Slayer
B)Community property statutes
C)Exemption statutes
D)Statutes of pretermitted children
5
A(n) ________________ child is a child born to the parents.
A)after-born
B)posthumous
C)natural
D)pretermitted
6
A reciprocal will is sometimes referred to as a(n) _________________ will.
A)joint
B)statutory
C)nuncupative
D)mutual
7
The UPC and many states no longer recognize the validity of a(n) _________________ will.
A)holographic
B)statutory
C)joint
D)nuncupative
8
A(n) _________________ is a modern trend in the law to protect surviving spouses from being disinherited by their spouse.
A)elective share
B)forced share
C)dower
D)curtesy
9
The idea behind the homestead exemption is for the family to keep the family _________________.
A)home
B)stock
C)cars
D)life insurance
10
A _________________ will is a(n) advance directive.
A)joint
B)living
C)statutory
D)reciprocal





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