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Chapter 22: Wills and Estates by Joel

Wills. Professional legal advice from Joel Feenstra

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A legal document that only takes effect after death is called a?Will
A man who makes a will is called a?Testator
A woman who makes a will is called a?Testatrix
All the property that a person owns at their time of death is called their?Estate
Personal moveable possessions are called?Chattels
Cash, bank accounts, and land are examples of?Real property
Someone who dies without a will is said to have died…?Inestate
The type of court that deals with wills and estates is called a?Surrogate or Probate Court
The people named in a will are called the?Heirs or Beneficiaries
A gift to some one in a will is said to be a?Bequest
Court papers authorizing an administrator to handle the estate of a person dying intestate are called?Letters of administration
A court document that states that a will is valid, and confirms the appointment of the executor is called a?Letters probate
In order to be legal, a will must be?signed
A person who signs a will that is not their own in order to make it hard to forge is called a?Witness
Witnesses generally do not do what to a will before they sign it?Read it.


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