Probate Law: Intestacy
Description: This quiz will test your knowledge of the legal principles governing the distribution of property when a person dies without a will, known as intestacy. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: probate law intestacy estate distribution |
In the absence of a will, who is typically the first in line to inherit a person's property?
If a person dies without a spouse or children, who typically inherits their property?
In the absence of a spouse, children, and parents, who typically inherits a person's property?
If a person dies without any living relatives, who typically inherits their property?
What is the term used to describe the process of distributing a person's property after their death?
Who is typically responsible for administering a person's estate?
What is the term used to describe the person who is appointed to administer a person's estate?
What is the term used to describe the document that sets out a person's wishes for the distribution of their property after their death?
What is the term used to describe a person who receives property under a will?
What is the term used to describe the process of challenging the validity of a will?
What is the term used to describe the legal principle that a person cannot disinherit their spouse?
What is the term used to describe the legal principle that a person cannot disinherit their children?
What is the term used to describe the legal principle that a surviving spouse is entitled to a life estate in the deceased spouse's real property?
What is the term used to describe the legal principle that a surviving spouse is entitled to a life estate in the deceased spouse's personal property?
What is the term used to describe the legal principle that a person's property passes to their heirs in equal shares?