Multiple Choice
Mary Banks died without leaving a will. Surviving her were her parents Carl and Sheila, her husband Willie, and her minor children, Tabatha and Kaillie. Regarding the distribution of her estate,
A) any property she owned, separate from her husband, will be forfeited to the state in which she lived at the time of her death.
B) because she did not leave a will, property that would otherwise go to her husband goes to her children if her state has a pretermitted heir statute.
C) her property will be distributed according to the law of intestate succession in her state.
D) because she did not leave a will, her estate is spared probate costs.
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