WILLS & ESTATES

Question 1

1) If a decedent executes a will that is invalid, then the decendent’s estate will be distributed according to the intestate succession statute; 2) If a decedent executes a will that disposes of only part of his property, then the remainder of it must be distributed according to the intestate succession statute; 3) If a person leaving a will merely references the person’s heirs, then the rules of intestate succession may be utilized to determine the identify of the person’s heirs.

Answer 1

*** What is intestate succession?

Question 2

An estate of a decedent is distributed by ___ if each BRANCH of the family is to receive an equal share of an estate.

Answer 2

What is per stripes distribution of an estate?