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?
(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?