Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A person who is the decedent’s next of kin would have standing to contest a will on the grounds of undue influence because if the will is invalid the estate would pass to him.
2. Before qualifying an individual for public assistance for long-term care, Medicaid will look back for five years to see if assets were transferred.
3. Testator’s child predeceased him, but anti-lapse statutes may allow the child’s share to pass to his next of kin rather than lapse.
4. The testator may name himself the trustee of a testamentary trust.
5. A durable power of attorney survives the incapacity but not the death of the principal.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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