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Pursuant to the doctrine of cy pres if money or property is left to a charity and the charity ceases to exist the money will then pass through the residuary clause of a will when the person dies testate.

The Pope case held that actual notice must be provided to all creditors.

A living will is a written expression of one’s wishes to be allowed to die a natural death and not be kept alive by heroic measures or artificial means.

Tom died with a valid will; however, the will did not contain a residuary clause. Who receives the property that is omitted from the will when there is no residuary clause?

EXTRA CREDIT (UP TO 3 POINTS) Please discuss in detail the duties of a personal representative.

If a person dies intestate, they would owe no federal estate tax.

Which of the following would go in Schedule G?

The appointment of a personal representative gives him or Her the legal ability to, among other things, determine how assets will be distributed.

To effect a change of domicile there must be an actual abandonment of the prior domicile, coupled with an intent not to return to it.

A trustee of a trust can be a beneficiary of that same trust.