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On August 1, 2014, Husband and Wife each executed a valid will whereby each left his or her entire estate to the other spouse or if the other spouse has predeceased, to their children equally.  There is no other language in either will relevant to this question.  On April 1, 2025, Husband died.  Wife is now in your office and wants to revoke her will and leave all her property to a close friend because her children have pursued careers she finds unacceptable.  Which one of the following is most likely?

Testator executed a valid will on January 5, 2005, leaving all his property to Sam.  On June 1, 2015, Testator executed a new valid will expressly revoking all prior wills and leaving all his property to George.  Testator validly revoked the June 1, 2015 will on May 4, 2021.  Testator died on April 1, 2025 survived only by Sam, George, and Testator’s only child, Sue.  To determine the proper distribution of Testator’s estate, on which one of the following topics would you focus your research?

When group members feel their efforts are going unrecognized, ____________ occurs.

It is unusual to find a group ________________.

A(n) __________ genetic study is an investigation that allows researchers to pinpoint specific genes associated with specific personality traits.

Teresa Testatrix executed a valid will in 2004.  On April 1, 2025, she wrote a letter by hand to her lawyer which stated, “I do not want to leave my Facebook stock to Julia anymore.  She has been saying nasty things about me to her friends.  I now want to leave the stock to Kevin.  Please prepare a new will for me and call me when it’s ready.”  Teresa signed the letter.  Teresa’s attorney promptly prepared the new will but Teresa died in a car accident on the way to the attorney’s office to sign the new will.  Which one of the following statements is most correct?

What is the federal gift tax annual exclusion for 2025?

To conform is to yield to __________.  

Car salesmen often encourage a test drive.  Perhaps they know about ___________.

One effect of deindividuation that may contribute to mob violence is ___________.