Exam 6: Final Draft and Execution of a Valid Will

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires health care providers who work with Medicaid and Medicare to provide each patient or authorized surrogate written information about the patient's right to be informed, upon admission by the health care facility, of policies that concern patients' rights.

Which person is generally NOT automatically covered when the term children is used in a will?

The testimonium clause generally introduces new information.

MATCHING: -A requirement of most states that a person must survive the first decedent by at least 120 hours to qualify as a surviving beneficiary

MATCHING: -The guardian and manager of property left to minor or incompetent children

Which is NOT a standard clause or provision of a will?

MATCHING: -A statement in a will that determines the distribution of property in the event there is no evidence as to the priority of time of death of the testator and another, usually the testator's spouse

A surviving natural parent will usually be denied custody of a child if the decedent was the custodial parent and named another person to be appointed as guardian.

Which is related to, but NOT part of, a standard will?

MATCHING: -A statement by the witnesses in a will that they have attested and subscribed the testator's signature

MATCHING: -A person who directs an agent to act for the principal's benefit subject to the principal's direction and control

MATCHING: -The beginning or introductory clause of a will

Some states allow an option for self-proving a will.

MATCHING: -A statement in a will that disposes of the remaining assets of the decedent's estate after all debts and gifts in the will are satisfied

What is the first priority in drafting a will under an attorney's supervision?

Which is NOT an example of a specific testamentary gift?

Which part of a will names the person whom the testator wishes to care for his/her children in the event of the testator's death?

MATCHING: -The authority of a person to act on behalf of the principal that is triggered by the occurrence of a specified anticipated event

A Letter of instructions is preferred to include which clause?

Which grants another person the right to act legally on behalf of the person who authorizes and grants the power?