Quiz 4

Question 1

1. D dies intestate survived by D’s son, S, and by D’s pregnant girlfriend (GF). Shortly after D’s death, GF gave birth to the couple’s child, X. Assuming that D’s paternity of X is duly established, how should D’s estate be distributed?

Answer 1

b. 1/2 to S; 1/2 to X

Question 2

2. Louisiana recognizes the notion of brain death for legal purposes. True or False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

3. Q’s spouse (S) was on an airplane that experienced mechanical difficulties and fell into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The airplane was never recovered, nor were the bodies of any of the persons onboard. On what date will S be declared dead in Louisiana?

Answer 3

a. Date of the plane’s disappearance.

Question 4

4. A’s souse, (S) left for work one day and never came back home. No one has heard from S since S disappeared. The police investigated S’s disappearance but could not find any leads. Hoe long must S be an absent person before A can seek to have S declared dead?

Answer 4

b. 5 years

Question 5

. A and B died together in a plane crash and it cannot be determined who died first. Both died intestate. A and B were recently married. A was survived by a child from a previous relationship, C, and by A’s parent, P. B was survived by a sibling, S, and a grandparent, G.
Who inherits B’s separate property?

Answer 5

c. S

Question 6

8. D died intestate domiciled in Louisiana. D owned immovable property in Louisiana. He owned movable property located in Louisiana and Florida. All of D’s potential heirs were domiciled in Tennessee at the time of his death. D’s heirs must be in existence under the laws of _______, to inherit at his death.

Answer 6

Louisiana