Exam 12: Probating a Will and Administering an Estate

A form for petition for probate and administration typically does NOT provide the

The failure to give a will to the probate court after someone dies can be a criminal offense.

In intestate cases, probate proceedings begin when someone files a petition for

A ground for contesting a will exists when

The administration of an estate in a state in which a decedent owns property that is located in a place other than where the decedent was domiciled is called

Heirs at law are those persons most nearly related by blood to the decedent and do not include persons related by marriage, such as a spouse.

Probating a will means settling and distributing the estate of the deceased person.

When someone dies, it must first be determined if there is a will.

The probate process may help protect the decedent's property.

When there are not enough assets to pay the legacies and devises in a will, the first that are paid are

If the decedent left a will, legatees and devisees can prove their title to the property without probating the will.

One of the first duties of a personal representative is to file an account with the court.

Federal estate taxes must be paid within one year after death.

Heirs and next of kin are protected by the probate procedure in that

A probate in solemn form is also known as a(n)

Although real property is included in the inventory of an estate, it is not usually included in the final account.

If the person in possession of the will considers it to be invalid, it need not be offered to the court for probate.

Under the Uniform Probate Code (UPC), formal probate proceedings

Which of the following matters is NOT typically addressed at a first meeting with a probate client?

Supervised administration begins formally but becomes less supervised by the court once the personal representative is appointed.