Unit 4. Making Your Will Legal keys

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You won't be around - вас не будет рядом

Find in the text English equivalents of the following phrases:

освобожденный от родительской опеки,	emancipated
совершеннолетний
в здравом уме	of sound mind
страдающий умственным расстройством	of unsound mind
неправоспособность, недееспособность	incapacity
завещатель	will writer
злоупотребление влиянием, недолжное влияние	undue influence
оспаривание завещания	will contest
подтверждать, свидетельствовать	to vouch
поддельный	phoney

GUARDIAN - подберите к английским клише соответствующие русские сочетания Ключ:

general guardian	опекун со всесторонними функциями
guardian by appointment of court	опекун по назначению суда
guardian by election	опекун по выбору несовершеннолетнего
joint guardian	соопекун, сопопечитель
legal guardian	опекун по завещанию

Offer words/phrases corresponding to the following definitions:

1. to take or receive (property, a privilege, title, etc.) as an heir at the death of a former possessor - to inherit

2. the action of showing something for inspection or verification - muster

3. a person's formal declaration as to the disposal of his or her property after death; the document in which this declaration of intention is expressed - will

4. a person who has custody of the person or property of a minor or other person deemed incapable of managing his or her own affairs - guardian

5. a person who has responsibility for controlling or administering property in trust -trustee

6. to dispossess of or bar from an inheritance - to disinherit

7. succession of property that has not been disposed of by a valid will - intestate succession

Answer the following questions:

Can you compare the main rules of will making in the USA and Russia?

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Unit 4. Witnesses keys

Find in the text English equivalents of the following phrases:

доказывание завещания, доказательство подлинности завещания probate

постоянное местожительство domicile

отменять, аннулировать, отзывать to revoke

бенефициарий, выгодоприобретатель beneficiary

PROBATE - подберите к английским клише соответствующие русские сочетания Ключ:

administration without probate	управление имуществом умершего без соответствующего правомочия
admission to probate	признание истинности и юридической силы завещания
grant of probate	утверждение завещания
probate judge	судья суда по делам о наследствах, завещаниях и опеке
probate action	иск о наследстве
probate case	наследственное дело
probate jurisdiction	юрисдикция по делам о завещаниях/наследствах/опеке
probate of wills	утверждение завещаний
probate proceeding	производство по делам о наследствах и завещаниях
probated will	утвержденное завещание
revocation of probate	отмена завещания судом

Offer words/phrases corresponding to the following definitions:

1. a person receiving or entitled by law to receive property as the successor of the former owner - heir

2. the whole of one's possessions, especially all the property and debts left by one at death - estate

3. a person appointed by a testator to execute his or her will - executor

4. the official proving of a will -probate

5. legal disqualification - incapacity

6. to confirm by evidence or assertion; to state authoritatively that; to provide evidence of- to vouch

7. the recipient of funds, property, or other benefits, as from a will - beneficiary

Answer the following questions:

In what cases does a will have to be revised?

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