Exam 6: Final Draft and Execution of a Valid Will

MATCHING: -The authority of a person appointed by a patient to make decisions about his/her medical care when he/she becomes incapacitated and unable to make such decisions

Which is the LEAST desirable place for a will to be kept?

The durable power of attorney for health care document gives the designated agent the right to obtain and disclose the principal's medical records.

The purpose of the exordium clause is to declare to the public all of the following EXCEPT:

MATCHING: -The authority of a person to act on behalf of the principal that ends when a specified event occurs

A delay clause is used to prevent an estate from being taxed twice in the event of simultaneous death.

A decedent's wish to donate his/her body to science will be denied if the nearest relatives object.

A safe deposit box in the name of the testator is the preferred choice for storage of the will.

In most states, a prior will is automatically revoked when the testator writes, dates, and signs a new will.

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that a constitutional right to die exists.