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Chapter 4 - Intestate Succession
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1
Many people die without a(n) _________________.
A)will
B)surviving spouse
C)lineal descendant
D)trust
2
If there are no surviving children, the surviving spouse will inherit the entire estate under the _________________ laws of many states.
A)testate succession
B)trust
C)intestate succession
D)per capita
3
Parents are lineal _________________.
A)descendants
B)ascendants
C)kindred
D)stepchildren
4
_________________ is a term that refers to a relationship by marriage.
A)Intestate succession
B)Collateral heir
C)Per stirpes
D)Affinity
5
_________________ is the relationship between two people who share one common parent, but not both.
A)Half-blood
B)After-born heirs
C)Nonmarital children
D)Kindred
6
Another name for a family tree is a(n) _________________ chart.
A)kindred
B)genealogy
C)collateral heirs
D)nuclear family
7
A(n) _________________ is a family consisting of a mother, father, and their children.
A)blended family
B)collateral heir
C)kindred
D)nuclear family
8
_________________ is the division of assets according to rights of representation.
A)Per stirpes
B)Per capita
C)Affinity
D)Collateral heir
9
Most states provide that if an heir fails to survive the decedent by _________________ hours, the heir does not take under intestate succession.
A)200
B)150
C)120
D)100
10
When a child is born out of wedlock, the child is treated as a(n) _________________ if the paternity of the parent is judicially established after the father's death.
A)lineal ascendant
B)half-blood
C)stepchild
D)lineal descendant





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