Alice died and in her will she wrote, "I leave everything I own to my son, Eric. My daughter, Eliza, has been nothing but trouble since the day she was born and it will serve her right to get nothing from me." Alice also had another child, Jacob, but he was not mentioned in the will at all. If Jacob and Eliza contest the will, each arguing that they should receive their share, what is the most likely outcome?

Select one:

a.

Jacob will receive what he would have received if his mother had died intestate, but Eliza will receive nothing.

b.

Both Eliza and Jacob will receive 1/3 of the estate, as if they had both been named devisees in equal proportion to their brother Eric.

c.

Neither Eliza, nor Jacob, will receive anything because a parent is not required to leave assets to their children.