Week 7

Testamentary Intent is...

• the legal requirement for witnesses
• the act of revoking a will
• the process of executing a will
• the intention of a person for the will to act as their last will.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Testamentary capacity is...

• the process of executing a will
• the requirement to have witnesses present
• the ability to contest a will
• being of sound mind.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A holographic will is...

• A verbal agreement made in front of witnesses.
• A will created by a lawyer and notarized.
• A digital will stored on a cloud service.
• A handwritten will signed by the testator.

How many witness signatures are required to have a vaild will in Michigan?

• One witness signature is required.
• Two witness signatures are required.
• No witness signatures are required.
• Three witness signatures are required.

What is the purpose of having a witness sign the will?

• To make the will more complicated.
• To validate that the document declared to be a will was freely and intentionally signed by a competent maker.

• To ensure the witness receives a copy of the will.
• To provide a legal loophole for contesting the will.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

An interested witness is...

• a witness who is also a beneficiary to the will.

• a witness who works for the attorney's office that wants to get paid for their work.

• a witness with no connection to the maker.

• a person who is closely connected to the maker, but does not benefit from the will.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Should an interested person act as a witness to the signing of a will?

• It depends on the jurisdiction's laws.
• Yes, an interested person can act as a witness.
• An interested person should always be a witness.
• No, an interested person should not act as a witness to the signing of a will.

What are the three ways a will can be revoked?

• Physical Act

• Death of a Testator

• Operation of Law

• Subsequent Writing

Kari wrote a will and now wants to revoke it. How can she do that?

• Burning her will

• Tearing it into pieces

• Using a sharpie marker to cross out the provisions

• Writing the word "revoked" over every page.

Kari and her husband get a divorce, does the divorce revoke her will?

• Only if the divorce decree revokes the will.

• She must create a new will after the divorce.
• No, the divorce does not revoke her will, only those provisions in favor of her spouse.

• Yes, the divorce automatically revokes her will.