FL WILLS & ESTATES MCQ #3 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED
A+ SURE PASS
(Survivingdspousedinheritancedrights)
Adwomanddieddwithoutdleavingdadwill.dShedwasdsurviveddbydherdhusband.dThedcoupledhaddnodchildr
endtogether,dbutdthedwomandhaddtwodchildrendfromdadpreviousdmarriage.dWhichdofdthedfollowingd
accuratelyddescribesdtheddistributiondofdthedwoman'sdestate?
Answers:
A.dThedspousedtakesdthedentiredestate.
B.dThedspousedtakesdthedfirstd$60,000dplusdone-
halfdofdthedestate,danddthedremainingdhalfdofdthedestate,dlessdthed$60,000,dpassesdtodthedchildrendi
ndequaldshares.
C.dThedspousedtakesdone-
halfdofdthedestate,danddthedremainingdhalfdofdthedestatedpassesdtodthedchildrendindequaldshares.
D.dThedspousedanddthedchildrendeachdtakedone-thirddofdthedestate.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSdAnswerdchoicedCdisdcorrect.dWhendadpersonddiesdwithoutdhavingdeffectivelydd
isposeddofdalldofdhisdpropertydthroughdadvaliddwill,dhedisdsaiddtoddiedintestate.dIntestacydstatutesdest
ablishdthedorderdofdpreferencedindwhichdcertaindpersonsdrelateddtodthedintestateddecedentdsuccee
ddtodthedintestateddecedent'sdproperty.dIfdtheredaredbothdadsurvivingdspousedanddlinealddescendan
tsdwhodarednotdlinealddescendantsdofdthedsurvivingdspouse,dthedspousedreceivesdone-
halfdofdthedintestate'sdestatedanddtheddescendantsdreceivedthedotherdhalf.dAnswerdchoicesdA,dB,dan
ddCdaredthereforedincorrect.
, (Spousedinheritance)
ThedtestatordwhodresidesdindFloridadisdcurrentlydseparateddfromdhisdspouse.dTheydeachdmaintainds
eparatedhouseholds.dThedcoupledhasdtwodadultdchildren.dThedtestatordinheritsdadlargedestatedfromd
hisdgrandmother.dHedisdindthedprocessdofdhavingdadwilldprepared;dhowever,dheddiesdbeforedexecutin
gdthedwill.dHowdwilldthedtestator'sdestatedbeddistributed?
Answers:
A.dThedspousedtakesdnothing,danddthedestatedpassesdtodthedchildrendindequaldshares.
B.dThedspousedtakesdone-third,danddthedremainingdtwo-
thirdsdofdthedestatedpassesdtodthedchildrendindequaldshares.
C.dThedspousedtakesdthedfirstd$60,000dplusdone-
halfdofdthedestate,danddthedremainingdhalfdofdthedestate,dlessdthed$60,000,dpassesdtodthedchildrendi
ndequaldshares.
D.dThedspousedtakesdthedentiredestate.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSdAnswerdchoicedDdisdcorrect.dWhendadpersonddiesdwithoutdhavingdeffectivelyd
disposeddofdalldofdhisdpropertydthroughdadvaliddwill,dhedisdsaiddtoddiedintestate.dIntestacydstatutesde
stablishdthedorderdofdpreferencedindwhichdcertaindpersonsdrelateddtodthedintestateddecedentdsucce
eddtodthedintestateddecedent'sdproperty.dWhendtheddecedentdisdsurviveddbyddescendantsdwhodare
dalsodtheddescendantsdofdthedsurvivingdspouse,dFloridadlawdprovidesdthatdtheddecedent'sdentiredes
tatedpassesdtodthedsurvivingdspousedsodlongdasdthedsurvivingdspousedhasdnoddescendantsdwhodared
notdalsoddescendantsdofdtheddecedent.dHere,dthedtestatorddieddintestatedbecausedheddieddbefored
executingdhisdwill.dBecausedthedtestatordwasdsurviveddbydhisdspousedanddtwoddescendantsdalldofdw
homdaredalsoddescendantsdofdthedsurvivingdspouse,danddthedsurvivingdspousedhasdnodotherddesce
ndants,dthedsurvivingdspousedtakesdthedentiredestatedofdtheddecedent.dTherefore,danswerdchoicesd
BdanddCdaredincorrect.dTodbedentitleddtodtakedunderdandintestacydstatute,dthedsurvivingdspousedmus
tdhavedbeendlegallydmarrieddtodtheddecedentdatdthedtimedofdtheddecedent'sddeath.dAnswerdchoiced
Adisdincorrectdbecausedthedcoupledisdonlydseparated.dBecausedtheydaredstilldlegallydmarried,dthedest
rangeddspousedisdentitleddtodinheritdaccordingdtodherdrightsdunderdthedintestacydstatute.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED
A+ SURE PASS
(Survivingdspousedinheritancedrights)
Adwomanddieddwithoutdleavingdadwill.dShedwasdsurviveddbydherdhusband.dThedcoupledhaddnodchildr
endtogether,dbutdthedwomandhaddtwodchildrendfromdadpreviousdmarriage.dWhichdofdthedfollowingd
accuratelyddescribesdtheddistributiondofdthedwoman'sdestate?
Answers:
A.dThedspousedtakesdthedentiredestate.
B.dThedspousedtakesdthedfirstd$60,000dplusdone-
halfdofdthedestate,danddthedremainingdhalfdofdthedestate,dlessdthed$60,000,dpassesdtodthedchildrendi
ndequaldshares.
C.dThedspousedtakesdone-
halfdofdthedestate,danddthedremainingdhalfdofdthedestatedpassesdtodthedchildrendindequaldshares.
D.dThedspousedanddthedchildrendeachdtakedone-thirddofdthedestate.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSdAnswerdchoicedCdisdcorrect.dWhendadpersonddiesdwithoutdhavingdeffectivelydd
isposeddofdalldofdhisdpropertydthroughdadvaliddwill,dhedisdsaiddtoddiedintestate.dIntestacydstatutesdest
ablishdthedorderdofdpreferencedindwhichdcertaindpersonsdrelateddtodthedintestateddecedentdsuccee
ddtodthedintestateddecedent'sdproperty.dIfdtheredaredbothdadsurvivingdspousedanddlinealddescendan
tsdwhodarednotdlinealddescendantsdofdthedsurvivingdspouse,dthedspousedreceivesdone-
halfdofdthedintestate'sdestatedanddtheddescendantsdreceivedthedotherdhalf.dAnswerdchoicesdA,dB,dan
ddCdaredthereforedincorrect.
, (Spousedinheritance)
ThedtestatordwhodresidesdindFloridadisdcurrentlydseparateddfromdhisdspouse.dTheydeachdmaintainds
eparatedhouseholds.dThedcoupledhasdtwodadultdchildren.dThedtestatordinheritsdadlargedestatedfromd
hisdgrandmother.dHedisdindthedprocessdofdhavingdadwilldprepared;dhowever,dheddiesdbeforedexecutin
gdthedwill.dHowdwilldthedtestator'sdestatedbeddistributed?
Answers:
A.dThedspousedtakesdnothing,danddthedestatedpassesdtodthedchildrendindequaldshares.
B.dThedspousedtakesdone-third,danddthedremainingdtwo-
thirdsdofdthedestatedpassesdtodthedchildrendindequaldshares.
C.dThedspousedtakesdthedfirstd$60,000dplusdone-
halfdofdthedestate,danddthedremainingdhalfdofdthedestate,dlessdthed$60,000,dpassesdtodthedchildrendi
ndequaldshares.
D.dThedspousedtakesdthedentiredestate.d-
dCORRECTdANSWERSdAnswerdchoicedDdisdcorrect.dWhendadpersonddiesdwithoutdhavingdeffectivelyd
disposeddofdalldofdhisdpropertydthroughdadvaliddwill,dhedisdsaiddtoddiedintestate.dIntestacydstatutesde
stablishdthedorderdofdpreferencedindwhichdcertaindpersonsdrelateddtodthedintestateddecedentdsucce
eddtodthedintestateddecedent'sdproperty.dWhendtheddecedentdisdsurviveddbyddescendantsdwhodare
dalsodtheddescendantsdofdthedsurvivingdspouse,dFloridadlawdprovidesdthatdtheddecedent'sdentiredes
tatedpassesdtodthedsurvivingdspousedsodlongdasdthedsurvivingdspousedhasdnoddescendantsdwhodared
notdalsoddescendantsdofdtheddecedent.dHere,dthedtestatorddieddintestatedbecausedheddieddbefored
executingdhisdwill.dBecausedthedtestatordwasdsurviveddbydhisdspousedanddtwoddescendantsdalldofdw
homdaredalsoddescendantsdofdthedsurvivingdspouse,danddthedsurvivingdspousedhasdnodotherddesce
ndants,dthedsurvivingdspousedtakesdthedentiredestatedofdtheddecedent.dTherefore,danswerdchoicesd
BdanddCdaredincorrect.dTodbedentitleddtodtakedunderdandintestacydstatute,dthedsurvivingdspousedmus
tdhavedbeendlegallydmarrieddtodtheddecedentdatdthedtimedofdtheddecedent'sddeath.dAnswerdchoiced
Adisdincorrectdbecausedthedcoupledisdonlydseparated.dBecausedtheydaredstilldlegallydmarried,dthedest
rangeddspousedisdentitleddtodinheritdaccordingdtodherdrightsdunderdthedintestacydstatute.
