Exam 5: Wills Validity Requirements, modification, revocation, and Contests

A testator may stipulate in his or her will that if a certain person contests the will,then he or she forfeits all benefits of the will.

For a will to be declared a legal document that can transfer a decedent's estate after death,the maker must have testamentary intent.

If a will is lost,it is automatically revoked.

The requirement for a valid will that the testator must intend the instrument to operate as his or her last will

The cancellation of a will by the writing of a new will or the adding of a codicil to the will

A person who is a beneficiary and a witness of the same will

Which constitutes grounds for contesting a will?

Which is NOT a requirement for the creation of a valid will?

Which of the following indicates that a testator lacks mental capacity?

The most common method of creating a will today is by videotape.

Today,codicils are almost obsolete.

Every page of a will should be numbered.

Once executed,a will can be revoked only by changing it or writing an entirely new will.

Creditors can generally contest a will.

Revocable and subject to change

The sound mind requirement for a person to make a valid will

The automatic revocation or amendment of a will by state statute without the testator's knowledge of or agreement to the revocation

A presumption of undue influence may be raised if a contestant shows that:

The formal declaration of a testator at the time of signing a will that it is his or her last will and testament

To bear witness and to affirm or verify a will as genuine