Exam 39: Family Law, Wills, and Trusts

The ________ doctrine says that if the property a testator leaves is insufficient to satisfy all the beneficiaries named in a will and there are both general and residuary bequests,the residuary bequest is paid last.

People who do not want their life prolonged indefinitely by artificial means are not allowed to make a living will.

What is a decree of divorce?

The legal term ________ is used to describe who has legal responsibility for raising a child.

Two persons who are eligible to marry,living together,and holding themselves out as husband and wife require a court decree of divorce to end the marriage in spite of not having a valid marriage license.

Alimony that is ordered by the court to be paid by one divorcing spouse to the other divorcing spouse for a limited period of time is known as ________.

Usually,the ________ is the income beneficiary,who receives income from a living trust during the trustor's lifetime.

Stan and Stella had promised to marry each other and signed a written contract stating their intentions.They planned to marry a year from the date of signing the contract.After the signing,Stan proposed to Stella and presented her with an engagement ring.However,two months before the marriage,Stan called off the engagement.If the state in which they reside follows the fault rule for breaking engagements,which of the following would be true?

To obtain a no-fault divorce,a couple has to mandatorily prove ________.

Who gets the engagement ring if the engagement is broken off prior to the wedding? Discuss rules supporting the claims of both the parties.

Discuss the need for a transfer of title to fund a living trust.Can a living trust be revoked?

A(n)________ is a legal arrangement established when one person transfers title to property to another person to be held and used for the benefit of a third person.

A will cannot be amended by merely striking out existing provisions on the will and adding new provisions on the will itself.

The modern rule and trend is to abandon the objective rule and adopt the fault rule.

Unlike wills,trusts are public documents,so properties cannot be transferred in privacy.

The living will should state which lifesaving measures the signor does and does not want.

A testator's attorney could be a witness to attest the testator's will.

In order for two people older than 18 years of age to be legally married,state law requires ________.

How does a court determine whether a person has been influenced by another in making a will? Is such a will enforceable?

Sally,who has been married to Colton for five years,is seeking a divorce.Colton has a drinking problem,and he has been physically abusing Sally for the past two years.Upon receiving Sally's petition for divorce,Colton threatened Sally with dire consequences.At the court hearing,Sally and Colton decided to represent themselves,as they could not afford to hire a lawyer.Sally should typically seek a(n)________.