Estates - Part E Task 7 KA5

If you do not change your will after ending a relationship with a spouse, the parts of your will that relate to your spouse remain in force for a period of three years.

• True

• False

Anyone who is in a marriage or civil union can make a will.

• True

• False

Your family can override your decision to be an organ donor when you die.

• True

• False

A video recording can be a legally viable will as it provides visual proof that the deceased person did, in fact, prepare the will.

• True

• False

If you want to change your will, you must have an entirely new will prepared which includes the changes.

• True

• False

If you own property together with someone as a joint tenancy, it becomes that person’s property when you die, even if you have left it to someone else in your will.

• True

• False

A donation made from your estate is called a bequest.

• True

• False

If you do not have children or a partner with whom you have been in a relationship for at least three years, your assets will go to your parents if you die without having a valid will.

• True

• False

Your spouse or civil union partner has a legal right to make a claim

for half of the relationship property when you die, no matter what your will says.

• True

• False

You must take care when selecting a personal care and welfare enduring power of attorney, as that person will have the power to decide whether or not doctors should give you life-saving treatment.

• True

• False