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6. what grant is required when there is no executor named in the will or one able to act?

  • grant of probate
  • grant of letters of administration with will annexed
  • grant of letters of administration

7. what is the chain of representation?

  • where the gift is passed down onto next of kin
  • where the appointed executor now manages all estates relating to the deceased
  • where children receive all assets

8. who can claim for financial provision under the IPDFA 1975?

  • spouse or civil partner of the deceased, former spouse, children
  • roommates
  • parents and grandparents
  • friends and colleagues

9. what is an attestation clause?

  • a clause stating how to run the testators business
  • a clause used to show the will has been executed in the presence of 1 or more witnesses
  • a clause relating to children

10. if you are married and your estate is worth over 270k, who is entitled to it on your death?

  • parents
  • spouse and children with equal split
  • children
  • spouse

11. what us a residuary legacy?

  • a non specific gift or money
  • a percentage of the estate left as a gift
  • a gift of something specific such as a car or a book
  • a specific gift such as a sum of money

12. if you are married and your estate is worth under 270k, who is entitled to it on your death?

  • parents
  • spouse
  • children

13. what is specific legacy?

  • a specific gift such as a sum of money
  • a non specific gift or money
  • a gift of something specific such as a car or a book
  • a percentage of the estate left as a gift

14. how can a will be altered other than a codicil or new will?

  • tip-exing the will
  • writing on the face of the will itself
  • retyping the will

15. who requires a grant of letters of administration?

  • friends
  • administrators
  • family
  • executors

16. what do the probate registry do?

  • confirms someones date of death
  • issue grants so people can legally deal with the estate of a deceased person
  • manages assets and gifts

17. what is the leading case on mental capacity?

  • banks v goodfellow 1870
  • smith v smith 1996
  • ashkettle 2013
  • williams v scott 2011

18. what is adepmtion?

  • the gift is being held by someone else
  • where the gift no longer forms part of the estate and fails
  • the gift is broken

19. what are the formalities of a valid will?

  • in writing, signed by the testator and witnessed by 2 people
  • on paper and in the possession of the testator
  • it covers all property, signed by the testator and is on paper

20. what is power reserved?

  • where the testator lacks capacity to make the will
  • where children can sign on behalf of the testator
  • where an executor renounces their powers and doesn't take an active role in the administration of the estate
  • where executors are chosen in the will