PVL2602 - Law Of Succession May/June 2020 exam questions and answers

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS May/June 2020 PVL2602 Law of Succession 100 marks Duration 2 Hours This paper consists of 22 pages. Instructions: 1. The examination consists of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ) only. 2. The examination question paper counts 100 marks and consists of 50 multiple-choice questions worth 2 marks each. Answer all the questions. 3. The duration of the examination is 2 hours. You will be allowed a further thirty (30) minutes after the conclusion of the official examination period to upload your examination responses (answers) onto the myUnisa platform for further processing. 4. This is a closed book examination. While the examination is in progress, you are not allowed to consult another person or any source in order to assist you to answer any of the questions contained in this question paper. You may also not assist another student in answering any of the questions contained in this question paper. 5. Remember to complete the honesty declaration. 6. The answers to this MCQ examination may only be submitted online on myUnisa. The Unisa MCQ App cannot be used for examination submissions. 7. Follow these steps to submit your answers: 7.1. Access myUnisa at myUnisa password. 7.2. Click on the “myAdmin” tab in the top navigation bar. 7.3. In the “Assessments” submenu, click on the “Assessment Info” tool in the drop-down list  A list of all available assessments will display  Find the corresponding examination assessment number for your module  Click on the Submit link in the Action column and follow the steps described below. Step 1: Enter the total number of questions required for the assessment.  Enter the total number of questions for your assessment in the Number of Questions field  Click on the Continue button. Open Rubric CONFIDENTIAL Page 2 of 22 PVL2602 MAY/JUNE 2020 [TURN OVER] Step 2: Fill out multiple-choice question answers  The number of questions requested in the previous step will now be displayed with five answer options next to each one. Please note that each row represents a question in your assessment.  Click on the radio button (the small circle) that corresponds to your answer for that question.  Click on the Continue button to move to step 3.  If you want to restart the assessment, click on Clear Form to remove all your selections and start from new. Step 3: Verify the answers to your multiple-choice assessment. This screen presents a summary of all your answers. Use it as a final check.  Click on the Continue button to submit your assessment. If you do not click Continue, no submission action will take place.  If you want to redo the answers to the assessment, click Back to go back to the previous step. Step 4: Assessment submission report This is your proof that your examination answers were successfully submitted. If you do not see this screen, Unisa has not received your submission. It is advisable to print this page or make a screen capture for record purposes. A copy of this page will also be emailed to your myLife email account. PLEASE NOTE: If you experience technical problems, of any kind, on the day of the examination and your examination answers are not submitted by the cut-off time, you will be marked as absent and automatically deferred to the October/November 2020 examination. No other type of submission of your examination answers will be accepted. CONFIDENTIAL Page 3 of 22 PVL2602 MAY/JUNE 2020 [TURN OVER] QUESTIONS Answer all the questions. Always choose the correct/most suitable answer for each question. Choose only one option for each question. 1 Ted died intestate and left behind the following relatives: • His mother, Mary. • His half-sister, Candy. Candy and Ted had the same mother but not the same father. • His half-brother, Ben. Ben and Ted had the same father, but not the same mother. (His father is predeceased.) • His full-blood sister, Sarah. Who will inherit Ted’s estate? [1] His mother, Mary, will inherit the whole estate. [2] His mother, Mary, will inherit half of the estate and the other half will be shared equally by Ben and Sarah. [3] His mother, Mary, will inherit half of the estate and the other half will be shared equally by Candy, Ben and Sarah. [4] His mother, Mary, will inherit half of the estate and Sarah will inherit the other half. (2) 2 A child’s portion is… [1] calculated by dividing the value of the deceased’s estate by the number of stirpes plus the number of surviving spouses. [2] calculated by dividing the value of the deceased’s estate by the number of children plus the number of surviving spouses. [3] R250 000. [4] R125 000.