Megan, who has no heirs or next of kin, makes a will leaving her estate to her best friend, Pat. If Megan's will is witnessed by only two instead of three people as required by her state statute, upon her death her estate will:

A) go to Pat without court involvement.
B) escheat to the state.
C) go through probate, at which time the court will try to determine Megan's intent as to disposition and follow that intent.
D) be given to a charity as determined by the probate court.

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Hafsa Tariq · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  In situations where a will does not meet the legal requirements set forth by state law, such as having an insufficient number of witnesses, the will may be considered invalid. If Megan has no heirs or next kin and her will is invalid, her estate would escheat, or revert, to the state. This is a common legal procedure when there are no valid claims to an estate.

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