FL Wills & Estates MCQ -3.pdf Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update

FL Wills & Estates MCQ #3
(Survivingdhspousedhinheritancedhrights)



Adhwomandhdieddhwithoutdhleavingdhadhwill.dhShedhwasdhsurviveddhbydhherdhhusband.dhThedhcoupledhhadd
hnodhchildrendhtogether,dhbutdhthedhwomandhhaddhtwodhchildrendhfromdhadhpreviousdhmarriage.dhWhichdh

ofdhthedhfollowingdhaccuratelydhdescribesdhthedhdistributiondhofdhthedhwoman'sdhestate?

Answers:



A.dhThedhspousedhtakesdhthedhentiredhestate.



B.dhThedhspousedhtakesdhthedhfirstdh$60,000dhplusdhone-
halfdhofdhthedhestate,dhanddhthedhremainingdhhalfdhofdhthedhestate,dhlessdhthedh$60,000,dhpassesdhtodhthed
hchildrendhindhequaldhshares.




C.dhThedhspousedhtakesdhone-
halfdhofdhthedhestate,dhanddhthedhremainingdhhalfdhofdhthedhestatedhpassesdhtodhthedhchildrendhindhequaldh
shares.



D.dhThedhspousedhanddhthedhchildrendheachdhtakedhone-thirddhofdhthedhestate.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅AnswerdhchoicedhCdhisdhcorrect.dhWhendhadhpersondhdiesdhwithoutdhhavingdheffe

ctivelydhdisposeddhofdhalldhofdhhisdhpropertydhthroughdhadhvaliddhwill,dhhedhisdhsaiddhtodhdiedhintestate.dhIn
testacydhstatutesdhestablishdhthedhorderdhofdhpreferencedhindhwhichdhcertaindhpersonsdhrelateddhtodhthedh
intestatedhdecedentdhsucceeddhtodhthedhintestatedhdecedent'sdhproperty.dhIfdhtheredharedhbothdhadhsurviv
ingdhspousedhanddhlinealdhdescendantsdhwhodharedhnotdhlinealdhdescendantsdhofdhthedhsurvivingdhspouse,
dhthedhspousedhreceivesdhone-

halfdhofdhthedhintestate'sdhestatedhanddhthedhdescendantsdhreceivedhthedhotherdhhalf.dhAnswerdhchoicesdh
A,dhB,dhanddhCdharedhthereforedhincorrect.



(Spousedhinheritance)



ThedhtestatordhwhodhresidesdhindhFloridadhisdhcurrentlydhseparateddhfromdhhisdhspouse.dhTheydheachdhmai
ntaindhseparatedhhouseholds.dhThedhcoupledhhasdhtwodhadultdhchildren.dhThedhtestatordhinheritsdhadhlarge

, dhestatedhfromdhhisdhgrandmother.dhHedhisdhindhthedhprocessdhofdhhavingdhadhwilldhprepared;dhhowever,dh

hedhdiesdhbeforedhexecutingdhthedhwill.dhHowdhwilldhthedhtestator'sdhestatedhbedhdistributed?

Answers:



A.dhThedhspousedhtakesdhnothing,dhanddhthedhestatedhpassesdhtodhthedhchildrendhindhequaldhshares.



B.dhThedhspousedhtakesdhone-third,dhanddhthedhremainingdhtwo-
thirdsdhofdhthedhestatedhpassesdhtodhthedhchildrendhindhequaldhshares.



C.dhThedhspousedhtakesdhthedhfirstdh$60,000dhplusdhone-
halfdhofdhthedhestate,dhanddhthedhremainingdhhalfdhofdhthedhestate,dhlessdhthedh$60,000,dhpassesdhtodhthed
hchildrendhindhequaldhshares.




D.dhThedhspousedhtakesdhthedhentiredhestate.dh-
dhcorrectdhanswer✅✅AnswerdhchoicedhDdhisdhcorrect.dhWhendhadhpersondhdiesdhwithoutdhhavingdheffe

ctivelydhdisposeddhofdhalldhofdhhisdhpropertydhthroughdhadhvaliddhwill,dhhedhisdhsaiddhtodhdiedhintestate.dhIn
testacydhstatutesdhestablishdhthedhorderdhofdhpreferencedhindhwhichdhcertaindhpersonsdhrelateddhtodhthedh
intestatedhdecedentdhsucceeddhtodhthedhintestatedhdecedent'sdhproperty.dhWhendhthedhdecedentdhisdhsur
viveddhbydhdescendantsdhwhodharedhalsodhthedhdescendantsdhofdhthedhsurvivingdhspouse,dhFloridadhlawdhp
rovidesdhthatdhthedhdecedent'sdhentiredhestatedhpassesdhtodhthedhsurvivingdhspousedhsodhlongdhasdhthedhs
urvivingdhspousedhhasdhnodhdescendantsdhwhodharedhnotdhalsodhdescendantsdhofdhthedhdecedent.dhHere,d
hthedhtestatordhdieddhintestatedhbecausedhhedhdieddhbeforedhexecutingdhhisdhwill.dhBecausedhthedhtestato

rdhwasdhsurviveddhbydhhisdhspousedhanddhtwodhdescendantsdhalldhofdhwhomdharedhalsodhdescendantsdhofdh
thedhsurvivingdhspouse,dhanddhthedhsurvivingdhspousedhhasdhnodhotherdhdescendants,dhthedhsurvivingdhsp
ousedhtakesdhthedhentiredhestatedhofdhthedhdecedent.dhTherefore,dhanswerdhchoicesdhBdhanddhCdharedhinc
orrect.dhTodhbedhentitleddhtodhtakedhunderdhandhintestacydhstatute,dhthedhsurvivingdhspousedhmustdhhaved
hbeendhlegallydhmarrieddhtodhthedhdecedentdhatdhthedhtimedhofdhthedhdecedent'sdhdeath.dhAnswerdhchoic

edhAdhisdhincorrectdhbecausedhthedhcoupledhisdhonlydhseparated.dhBecausedhtheydharedhstilldhlegallydhmarri
ed,dhthedhestrangeddhspousedhisdhentitleddhtodhinheritdhaccordingdhtodhherdhrightsdhunderdhthedhintestacyd
hstatute.




(Perdhstirpesdhdescent)

AndhunmarrieddhresidentdhindhthedhstatedhofdhFlorida,dhrecentlydhdieddhwithoutdhadhwill.dhThedhresident,dh
adhwidow,dhhaddhfourdhchildrendhfromdhherdhonlydhmarriage.dhThedhfirstdhborndhchilddhdieddhonedhdaydhpri
ordhtodhthedhwidow;dhthedhseconddhchilddhdieddhatdhthedhsamedhtimedhasdhthedhwidow;dhthedhthirddhchildd
hdieddhonedhdaydhafterdhthedhwidow;dhanddhthedhlastdhchilddhdieddhonedhweekdhafterdhthedhwidow.dhThedh

childrendhweredhneverdhmarried,dhnordhdiddhtheydhhavedhanydhchildrendhofdhtheirdhown.dhWhichdhanswerd
hbestdhdescribesdhthedhidentitydhofdhthedhwidow'sdhheirs?