Exam 26: Revocation, Lapses, and Ademption

What term describes an addition to an existing will?

What law governs situations when the disposition of the decedents' property depends on who died first and that fact cannot be determined?

The act of a will's destruction must be done with the ________ to revoke the will.

A will destroyed in a house fire would not be revoked automatically because it burned along with all the contents of the house.

Define a codicil. Explain its purpose and ways of execution.

A codicil must be executed without formalities used to execute a will.

Destruction of a will never revokes that will.

Under the Uniform Probate Code, what can a surviving spouse, who was not married to the testator at the time of the will's execution, receive?

After divorce, what nomination of the former spouse in a will is revoked?

Ademption by satisfaction occurs when the testator during his or her life disposes of a specific legacy.

Match the terms with their descriptions: -Pecuniary gift

What term describes all people descended from a common ancestor?

What clause in a will disposes of property not successfully disposed of by other parts of the will?

Match the terms with their descriptions: -Subsequent marriage

Under the law, murderers are not allowed to ________ from their victims.

What law covers changes of circumstances resulting in a will's revocation?

What is an example of a will's destruction?

Match the terms with their descriptions: -Revocable

What term describes a gift of money out of the general assets of the estate?

The USDA comes into effect when the disposition of the decedents' property depends on who died first and that fact cannot be determined.