Reference no: EM133804004
Questions
1. Which is NOT a reason that many people die without a valid will?
Procrastination
Assumed expense
Reluctance to discuss property and finances with strangers
Request of the beneficiary
2. When a testator signs his or her name at the bottom of the will, he/she is:
Subscribing
Executing
Attesting
Witnessing
3. The minor daughter of a decedent can generally be any of the following EXCEPT
Distributee
Executrix
Heir
Beneficiary
4. If a person preplans his/her funeral and burial arrangements, these arrangements should be included in the:
Letter of instructions
Will
Codicil
Power of Attorney
5. In order for a will to be valid, it must:
Include the date of death
Be signed only by witnesses
Be witnessed by no fewer than five people
Be written or typed with a typewriter or word processor
6. Who is the only person a testator CANNOT disinherit?
Surviving minor child
Surviving spouse
Surviving adult child
Sibling
7. Under Delaware law, a will must be all of the following EXCEPT:
In writing
Signed
Witnessed
Notarized
8. Not everyone can legally make a will.
True
False
9. All wills are ambulatory.
True
False
10. Anyone may dispose of property as a gift while alive.
True
False
11. Most states require that a valid will be dated.
True
False
12. Handwritten wills are not valid in Delaware.
True
False
13. Property owned as tenants in common is a will substitute.
True
False