Quiz 14

Question 1

1. D’s will provides as follows:
2. I leave my diamond earrings to A.
3. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
4. I leave $10,000 to C.
5. I leave my books to B and C.
6. I leave the remainder of my estate to X, Y, and
   Z.

What type of legacy is the legacy of the earrings to A?

Answer 1

Particular

Question 2

2. D’s will provides as follows:
3. I leave my diamond earrings to A.
4. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
5. I leave $10,000 to C.
6. I leave my books to B and C.
7. I leave the remainder of my estate to X, Y, and
   Z.

What type of legacy is the legacy of the remainder of the estate to X, Y, and Z?

Answer 2

Universal

Question 3

3. A will can contain both a general legacy and a universal legacy. True or False?

Answer 3

false

Question 4

4. D’s will provides as follows:
5. I leave my diamond earrings to A.
6. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
7. I leave $10,000 to C.
8. I leave my books to B and C.
9. I leave the remainder of my estate to X, Y, and
   Z.
   What kind of legacy is the legacy of the books to B and C?

Answer 4

a. Joint and particular

Question 5

5. D’s will provides as follows:
6. I leave my diamond earrings to A.
7. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
8. I leave $10,000 to C.
9. I leave my books to B and C.
10. I leave the remainder of my estate to X, Y, and
    Z.
    D is not related to anyone named in the will. B predeceases D. To whom does B’s interest in the books accrete?

Answer 5

c. D’s intestate heirs

Question 6

6. D’s will provides as follows:
7. leave my diamond earrings to A.
8. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
9. I leave $10,000 to C.
10. I leave my books as follows: ¼ B and ¾ to C.
11. I leave the remainder of my estate to X, Y, and
    Z.
    D is not related to anyone named in the will. B predeceases D. To whom does B’s interest in the books accrete?

Answer 6

b. X, Y, and Z

Question 7

7. D’s will provides as follows:
8. I leave my diamond earrings to A.
9. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
10. I leave $10,000 to C.
11. I leave my books to B and C.
    5.I leave the remainder of my estate as follows: ¼ to X, ¼ to Y, and the remainder to Z.
    D is not related to anyone named in the will. Z predeceases D. To whom does Z’s interest in the estate accrete?

Answer 7

b. D’s intestate heirs

Question 8

8. D’s will provides as follows:
   1.I leave my diamond earrings to A.
9. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
10. I leave $10,000 to C.
    4.I leave my books to B and C.
    5.I leave the remainder of my estate as follows: ¼ to X, ¼ to Y, and the remainder to Z.

D is not related to anyone in the will. X predeceases D. To whom does X’s interest in the estate accrete?

Answer 8

Z

Question 9

9. D’s will provides as follows:
10. I leave my diamond earrings to A.
11. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
12. I leave $10,000 to C.
13. I leave my books to B and C.
14. I leave the remainder of my estate to X, Y, and
    Z.
    D is not related to anyone named in the will. A is declared unworthy. Who inherits the earrings?

Answer 9

B

Question 10

10. D’s will provides as follows:
11. I leave my diamond earrings to A.
12. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
13. I leave $10,000 to C.
14. I leave my books to B and C.
15. I leave the remainder of my estate to X, Y, and
    Z.
    B is D’s child. X is B’s only child. B predeceases D. Who inherits B’s interest in the jewelry?

Answer 10

X

Question 11

11. D’s will provides as follows:
12. I leave my diamond earrings to A.
13. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B and C.
14. I leave $10,000 to C.
15. I leave my books to B and C.
16. I leave the remainder of my estate to X, Y, and
    Z.
    B is D’s child. X is B’s only child. B predeceases D. Who inherits B’s interest in the jewelry?

Answer 11

X

Question 12

12. D’s will provides as follows:
13. I leave my diamond earrings to A.
14. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
15. I leave $10,000 to C.
16. I leave my books to B and C.
17. I leave the remainder of my estate to X, Y, and
    Z.

B is D’s child. X is B’s only child. B is found guilty of undue influence in connection with both legacies to him. Who inherits B’s interest in the jewelry?

Answer 12

c. X, Y, and Z

Question 13

13. D’s will provides as follows:
14. I leave my diamond earrings to A.
15. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
16. I leave $10,000 to C.
17. I leave my books to B and C.
18. I leave the remainder of my estate to X, Y,
    and Z.

None of the parties mentioned in the will are related to D. C signed the will as a witness. Who inherits the $10,000 left to C?

Answer 13

b. X, Y, and Z

Question 14

14. D’s will provides as follows:
15. I leave my diamond earrings to A.
16. I leave the rest of my jewelry to B.
17. I leave $10,000 to C.
18. I leave my books to B and C.
19. I leave the remainder of my estate to X, Y, and
    Z.

When D dies the only item of jewelry found in D’s succession is a single pair of diamond earrings. Who should inherit the earrings?

Answer 14

A

Question 15

15. D’s will included the following provisions:

I leave the sum of $10,000 to my brother B. I leave the remainder of my estate to my sister, S.

D owed B $20,000 at the time of his death. Should the $10,000 legacy be applied towards satisfaction of that debt?

Answer 15

No