Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. A decedent's property may be distributed to classes of beneficiaries either “per stirpes” or “per capita.”
2. “Anti-lapse statutes” prevent a gift) from lapsing by substituting the beneficiaries’ issue for the deceased beneficiary.
3. Ademption applies if the property subject to the specific devise was moved.
4. Any specific devise that is not part of the testator's estate at the time of his death is said to “adeem” by extinction.


1. T
2. T
3. F
4. T

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