FL Wills & Estates MCQ #4
Throughdhvariousdhinvestments,dhthedhtestator,dhandh80-year-
olddhman,dhhasdhaccumulateddhadhgreatdhdealdhofdhwealth.dhHedhisdhseparateddhfromdhhisdhspousedhanddh
hasdhtwodhchildrendhwhodhbothdhlivedhindhFlorida.dhThedhsondhisdhfromdhthedhtestator'sdhfirstdhmarriagedha
nddhthedhdaughterdhfromdhthedhtestator'sdhseconddhmarriage.dhThedhtestatordhplansdhtodhmovedhtodhFlori
dadhtodhbedhcloserdhtodhhisdhfamily.dhPriordhtodhhisdhmove,dhhowever,dhthedhtestatordhmeetsdhthedhwoma
ndhofdhhisdhdreams.dhHedhbecomesdhengageddhanddhdecidesdhtodhleavedhhisdhestatedhtodhhisdhnewdh20-
year-
olddhfiancée.dhHedhhandwritesdhadhwilldhdevisingdhhisdhentiredhestatedhtodhhisdhfiancéedhanddhsignsdhthedh
will.dhAlthoughdhnodhonedhwitnessesdhthedhwill,dhthedhwilldhisdhadhvaliddhwilldhindhthedhstatedhindhwhichdhth
edhtestatordhlives.dhThedhtestatordhthendhmovesdhtodhFloridadhanddhdiesdhnotdhlongdhafterdhhedharrives.dhH
edhisdhsurviveddhbydhhisdhfiancée,dhhisdhtwodhchildren,dhanddhhisdhspouse.dhWhodhwilldhreceivedhthedhestat
edhindhFlorida?
Answers:
A.dhThedhfiancée
B.dhThedhtwodhchildrendhindhequaldhshares
C.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅AnswerdhchoicedhDdhisdhcorrect.dhAdhholographicdhwilldhisdhadhwilldhwrittendhentir
elydhindhthedhhandwritingdhof,dhanddhsigneddhby,dhthedhtestator.dhIndhsomedhstates,dhsuchdhadhwilldhisdhvali
ddhevendhthoughdhitdhisdhnotdhwitnessed.dhFloridadhdoesdhnotdhrecognizedhandhunwitnesseddhholographicd
hwilldhasdhadhvaliddhwill,dhevendhifdhthedhstatedhindhwhichdhthedhholographicdhwilldhwasdhexecuteddhdoes.dh
Thus,dhthedhpropertydhpassesdhthroughdhintestacydhtodhthedhtestator'sdhspousedhanddhtwodhchildren.
Thedhtestator,dhadhwidower,dhhaddhhisdhattorneydhpreparedhadhwilldhaccordingdhtodhthedhtestator'sdhinstru
ctions.dhThedhattorneydhmaileddhthedhwilldhtodhthedhtestator.dhThedhtestatordhsigneddhthedhwilldhindhthedhp
resencedhofdhhisdhfather,dhanddhaskeddhhisdhfatherdhtodhsigndhthedhwilldhasdhadhwitness,dhwhichdhhisdhfathe
rdhdid.dhThedhtestatordhthendhshoweddhthedhwilldhtodhhisdhadultdhson,dhtolddhhimdhthatdhthedhsignaturedho
ndhthedhwilldhwasdhhis,dhanddhaskeddhhisdhsondhtodhsigndhthedhwilldhasdhadhwitnessdhasdhwell.dhThedhtestato
r'sdhwilldhdeviseddh$100,000dhtodhhisdhadultdhson,dhwithdhthedhremainderdhofdhthedhtestator'sdhestatedhpas
singdhtodhhisdhotherdhtwodhsonsdhindhequaldhshares.dhWhendhthedhtestatordhdied,dhthedhwilldhwasdhoffered
dhfordhprobate.dhThedhtestatordhwasdhsurviveddhbydhthedhfather,dhthedhadultdhson,dhanddhthedhotherdhtwod
hsons.dhAsdhwitnesses,dhthedhfatherdhanddhthedhsondharedhaskeddhtodhtestifydhtodhthedhfactsdhconcerningdh
thedhexecutiondhofdhthedhwill.dhShoulddhthedhtestator'sdhwilldhbedhadmitteddhtodhprobate?
, Answers:
A.dhYes,dhbecausedhthedhfatherdhanddhthedhaduldh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅AnswerdhchoicedhBdhisdhcorrect.dhAdhwilldhrequiresdhadhwritingdhthatdhthedhtestat
ordhsignsdhwithdhpresentdhtestamentarydhintentdhindhthedhjointdhpresencedhofdhtwodhattestingdhwitnesses,
dhanddhthatdhbothdhwitnessesdhunderstanddhthedhsignificancedhofdhtestator'sdhactdhanddhsigndhindhthedhpre
sencedhofdheachdhother.dhBydhstatutedhindhFlorida,dhthedhattestingdhanddhsubscribingdhwitnessesdharedhreq
uireddhtodhsigndhindhthedhpresencedhofdheachdhother.dhHere,dhthedhfatherdhanddhthedhadultdhsondhdiddhnotd
hsigndhindheachdhother'sdhpresence.
Luludhisdhadhsixteen-year-
olddhhighdhschooldhstudentdhlivingdhatdhhomedhwithdhherdhparents.dhOverdhthedhyears,dhshedhhasdhdevelop
eddhadhclosedhfriendshipdhwithdhherdhelderlydhneighbor,dhFlo.dhFlodhapproacheddhLulu'sdhfather,dhAl,dhwho
mdhshedhknewdhtodhbedhadhlawyerdhlicenseddhtodhpracticedhindhFlorida,dhanddhaskeddhhimdhtodhdraftdhadhwi
lldhfordhher.dhUpondhlearningdhthatdhFlodhwisheddhtodhmakedhadhbequestdhtodhLulu,dhAldhdeclined,dhbutdhre
commendeddhMary,dhanotherdhFloridadhlawyerdhindhsolodhpractice.dhMarydhdrafteddhFlo'sdhwill,dhbutdhbef
oredhshedhcoulddhscheduledhadhtimedhwithdhFlodhtodhexecutedhthedhwill,dhhaddhtodhleavedhtown.dhWhiledh
Marydhwasdhoutdhofdhtown,dhFlodhfelldhanddhwasdhseriouslydhinjured.dhFlo,dhconcerneddhthatdhshedhmightdh
diedhwithoutdhadhwill,dhaskeddhAldhtodhoverseedhthedhexecutiondhofdhherdhwill.dhAl,dhafterdhcontactingdhMa
rydhanddhsecuringdhherdhagreement,dhdiddhso.dhThedhwilldhwasdhproperlydhexecuted,dhincludingdhbeingdhwi
tnesseddhanddhacknowledgeddhbydhtwodhdisinteresteddhwitnesses.dhIsdhthedhbequestdhtodhLuludhsubjectdht
odhchallenge?
Answers:
Adh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅AnswerdhchoicedhDdhisdhcorrect.dhFlorida,dhbydhstatute,dhpreventsdhnotdhonlydhth
edhlawyerdhwhodhpreparesdhordhexecutesdhadhwilldhfromdhreceivingdhadhgiftdhunderdhadhwilldhbutdhalsodhadh
persondhrelateddhthedhlawyerdhunlessdhthedhlawyerdhordhrelateddhpersondhisdhalsodhrelateddhtodhthedhtesta
tor.dhConsequently,dhthedhbequestdhtodhLuludhisdhvoid.
Indhherdhlawyer'sdhoffice,dhthedhtestator,dhadhresidentdhofdhFlorida,dhexecuteddhadhwilldhindhwhichdhshedhde
visesdhone-fourthdhofdhherdhestatedhtodhherdhnephew,dhone-
fourthdhofdhherdhestatedhtodhherdhsister,dhanddhthedhremainingdhhalfdhofdhherdhestatedhtodhherdhbrother.dh
Shedhhandsdhthedhoriginaldhexecuteddhwilldhtodhherdhlawyerdhfordhsafekeeping;dhshedhkeepsdhandhunexecu
teddhcopydhofdhthedhwilldhfordhherself.dhOnedhevening,dhthedhtestatordhanddhherdhnephewdharedhhavingdhdi
nner.dhOndhtheirdhwaydhhome,dhthedhtestatordhanddhherdhnephewdhgetdhintodhadhheateddhargument.dhWh
endhtheydharrivedhatdhthedhtestator'sdhhome,dhthedhtestatordhimmediatelydhpullsdhoutdhherdhcopydhofdhthe
dhwill,dhanddhindhfrontdhofdhherdhnephewdhcrossesdhoutdhthedhprovisiondhindhwhichdhshedhleftdhhimdhone-
fourthdhofdhherdhestate,dhanddhtellsdhhimdhhedhisdhgettingdhnothing.dhThedhnephewdhleaves.dhAfterdhthedhn
Throughdhvariousdhinvestments,dhthedhtestator,dhandh80-year-
olddhman,dhhasdhaccumulateddhadhgreatdhdealdhofdhwealth.dhHedhisdhseparateddhfromdhhisdhspousedhanddh
hasdhtwodhchildrendhwhodhbothdhlivedhindhFlorida.dhThedhsondhisdhfromdhthedhtestator'sdhfirstdhmarriagedha
nddhthedhdaughterdhfromdhthedhtestator'sdhseconddhmarriage.dhThedhtestatordhplansdhtodhmovedhtodhFlori
dadhtodhbedhcloserdhtodhhisdhfamily.dhPriordhtodhhisdhmove,dhhowever,dhthedhtestatordhmeetsdhthedhwoma
ndhofdhhisdhdreams.dhHedhbecomesdhengageddhanddhdecidesdhtodhleavedhhisdhestatedhtodhhisdhnewdh20-
year-
olddhfiancée.dhHedhhandwritesdhadhwilldhdevisingdhhisdhentiredhestatedhtodhhisdhfiancéedhanddhsignsdhthedh
will.dhAlthoughdhnodhonedhwitnessesdhthedhwill,dhthedhwilldhisdhadhvaliddhwilldhindhthedhstatedhindhwhichdhth
edhtestatordhlives.dhThedhtestatordhthendhmovesdhtodhFloridadhanddhdiesdhnotdhlongdhafterdhhedharrives.dhH
edhisdhsurviveddhbydhhisdhfiancée,dhhisdhtwodhchildren,dhanddhhisdhspouse.dhWhodhwilldhreceivedhthedhestat
edhindhFlorida?
Answers:
A.dhThedhfiancée
B.dhThedhtwodhchildrendhindhequaldhshares
C.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅AnswerdhchoicedhDdhisdhcorrect.dhAdhholographicdhwilldhisdhadhwilldhwrittendhentir
elydhindhthedhhandwritingdhof,dhanddhsigneddhby,dhthedhtestator.dhIndhsomedhstates,dhsuchdhadhwilldhisdhvali
ddhevendhthoughdhitdhisdhnotdhwitnessed.dhFloridadhdoesdhnotdhrecognizedhandhunwitnesseddhholographicd
hwilldhasdhadhvaliddhwill,dhevendhifdhthedhstatedhindhwhichdhthedhholographicdhwilldhwasdhexecuteddhdoes.dh
Thus,dhthedhpropertydhpassesdhthroughdhintestacydhtodhthedhtestator'sdhspousedhanddhtwodhchildren.
Thedhtestator,dhadhwidower,dhhaddhhisdhattorneydhpreparedhadhwilldhaccordingdhtodhthedhtestator'sdhinstru
ctions.dhThedhattorneydhmaileddhthedhwilldhtodhthedhtestator.dhThedhtestatordhsigneddhthedhwilldhindhthedhp
resencedhofdhhisdhfather,dhanddhaskeddhhisdhfatherdhtodhsigndhthedhwilldhasdhadhwitness,dhwhichdhhisdhfathe
rdhdid.dhThedhtestatordhthendhshoweddhthedhwilldhtodhhisdhadultdhson,dhtolddhhimdhthatdhthedhsignaturedho
ndhthedhwilldhwasdhhis,dhanddhaskeddhhisdhsondhtodhsigndhthedhwilldhasdhadhwitnessdhasdhwell.dhThedhtestato
r'sdhwilldhdeviseddh$100,000dhtodhhisdhadultdhson,dhwithdhthedhremainderdhofdhthedhtestator'sdhestatedhpas
singdhtodhhisdhotherdhtwodhsonsdhindhequaldhshares.dhWhendhthedhtestatordhdied,dhthedhwilldhwasdhoffered
dhfordhprobate.dhThedhtestatordhwasdhsurviveddhbydhthedhfather,dhthedhadultdhson,dhanddhthedhotherdhtwod
hsons.dhAsdhwitnesses,dhthedhfatherdhanddhthedhsondharedhaskeddhtodhtestifydhtodhthedhfactsdhconcerningdh
thedhexecutiondhofdhthedhwill.dhShoulddhthedhtestator'sdhwilldhbedhadmitteddhtodhprobate?
, Answers:
A.dhYes,dhbecausedhthedhfatherdhanddhthedhaduldh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅AnswerdhchoicedhBdhisdhcorrect.dhAdhwilldhrequiresdhadhwritingdhthatdhthedhtestat
ordhsignsdhwithdhpresentdhtestamentarydhintentdhindhthedhjointdhpresencedhofdhtwodhattestingdhwitnesses,
dhanddhthatdhbothdhwitnessesdhunderstanddhthedhsignificancedhofdhtestator'sdhactdhanddhsigndhindhthedhpre
sencedhofdheachdhother.dhBydhstatutedhindhFlorida,dhthedhattestingdhanddhsubscribingdhwitnessesdharedhreq
uireddhtodhsigndhindhthedhpresencedhofdheachdhother.dhHere,dhthedhfatherdhanddhthedhadultdhsondhdiddhnotd
hsigndhindheachdhother'sdhpresence.
Luludhisdhadhsixteen-year-
olddhhighdhschooldhstudentdhlivingdhatdhhomedhwithdhherdhparents.dhOverdhthedhyears,dhshedhhasdhdevelop
eddhadhclosedhfriendshipdhwithdhherdhelderlydhneighbor,dhFlo.dhFlodhapproacheddhLulu'sdhfather,dhAl,dhwho
mdhshedhknewdhtodhbedhadhlawyerdhlicenseddhtodhpracticedhindhFlorida,dhanddhaskeddhhimdhtodhdraftdhadhwi
lldhfordhher.dhUpondhlearningdhthatdhFlodhwisheddhtodhmakedhadhbequestdhtodhLulu,dhAldhdeclined,dhbutdhre
commendeddhMary,dhanotherdhFloridadhlawyerdhindhsolodhpractice.dhMarydhdrafteddhFlo'sdhwill,dhbutdhbef
oredhshedhcoulddhscheduledhadhtimedhwithdhFlodhtodhexecutedhthedhwill,dhhaddhtodhleavedhtown.dhWhiledh
Marydhwasdhoutdhofdhtown,dhFlodhfelldhanddhwasdhseriouslydhinjured.dhFlo,dhconcerneddhthatdhshedhmightdh
diedhwithoutdhadhwill,dhaskeddhAldhtodhoverseedhthedhexecutiondhofdhherdhwill.dhAl,dhafterdhcontactingdhMa
rydhanddhsecuringdhherdhagreement,dhdiddhso.dhThedhwilldhwasdhproperlydhexecuted,dhincludingdhbeingdhwi
tnesseddhanddhacknowledgeddhbydhtwodhdisinteresteddhwitnesses.dhIsdhthedhbequestdhtodhLuludhsubjectdht
odhchallenge?
Answers:
Adh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅AnswerdhchoicedhDdhisdhcorrect.dhFlorida,dhbydhstatute,dhpreventsdhnotdhonlydhth
edhlawyerdhwhodhpreparesdhordhexecutesdhadhwilldhfromdhreceivingdhadhgiftdhunderdhadhwilldhbutdhalsodhadh
persondhrelateddhthedhlawyerdhunlessdhthedhlawyerdhordhrelateddhpersondhisdhalsodhrelateddhtodhthedhtesta
tor.dhConsequently,dhthedhbequestdhtodhLuludhisdhvoid.
Indhherdhlawyer'sdhoffice,dhthedhtestator,dhadhresidentdhofdhFlorida,dhexecuteddhadhwilldhindhwhichdhshedhde
visesdhone-fourthdhofdhherdhestatedhtodhherdhnephew,dhone-
fourthdhofdhherdhestatedhtodhherdhsister,dhanddhthedhremainingdhhalfdhofdhherdhestatedhtodhherdhbrother.dh
Shedhhandsdhthedhoriginaldhexecuteddhwilldhtodhherdhlawyerdhfordhsafekeeping;dhshedhkeepsdhandhunexecu
teddhcopydhofdhthedhwilldhfordhherself.dhOnedhevening,dhthedhtestatordhanddhherdhnephewdharedhhavingdhdi
nner.dhOndhtheirdhwaydhhome,dhthedhtestatordhanddhherdhnephewdhgetdhintodhadhheateddhargument.dhWh
endhtheydharrivedhatdhthedhtestator'sdhhome,dhthedhtestatordhimmediatelydhpullsdhoutdhherdhcopydhofdhthe
dhwill,dhanddhindhfrontdhofdhherdhnephewdhcrossesdhoutdhthedhprovisiondhindhwhichdhshedhleftdhhimdhone-
fourthdhofdhherdhestate,dhanddhtellsdhhimdhhedhisdhgettingdhnothing.dhThedhnephewdhleaves.dhAfterdhthedhn
