1. Which is NOT a reason that many people die without a valid will?

Procrastination

Assumed expense

Reluctance to discuss property and finances with strangers

Request of the beneficiary

2. When a testator signs his or her name at the bottom of the will, he/she is:

Subscribing

Executing

Attesting

Witnessing

3. The minor daughter of a decedent can generally be any of the following EXCEPT

Distributee

Executrix

Heir

Beneficiary

4. If a person preplans his/her funeral and burial arrangements, these arrangements should be included in the:

Letter of instructions

Will

Codicil

Power of Attorney

5. In order for a will to be valid, it must:

Include the date of death

Be signed only by witnesses

Be witnessed by no fewer than five people

Be written or typed with a typewriter or word processor

6. Who is the only person a testator CANNOT disinherit?

Surviving minor child

Surviving spouse

Surviving adult child

Sibling

7. Under Delaware law, a will must be all of the following EXCEPT:

In writing

Signed

Witnessed

Notarized

8. Not everyone can legally make a will.

True

False

9. All wills are ambulatory.

True

False

10. Anyone may dispose of property as a gift while alive.

True

False

11. Most states require that a valid will be dated.

True

False

12. Handwritten wills are not valid in Delaware.

True

False

13. Property owned as tenants in common is a will substitute.

True

False