SQE1 · topic drill
Wills and the Administration of Estates drill
Validity of wills, intestacy, grants of representation, administering an estate, inheritance tax and family provision.
The answer and explanation appear after each question. Each sitting draws a fresh 20 from the bank, so run it again for new ones.
What is in this drill
Scope: FLK2, Chapter 9: Wills and the Administration of Estates
A sample question
Ray's will leaves "my gold watch inherited from my father" to his nephew. Ray sold the watch two years before he died and used the money to buy a car. He has now died. What does the nephew receive?
- The car, as the property that replaced the watch
- Nothing, because the specific gift adeemed when the watch was sold
- A sum equal to the value of the watch, from the residue
- The proceeds of sale of the watch, if they can be traced
- The watch itself, which the personal representatives must buy back
Marked when you take the drill; the explanation appears in your review.