A will is a written, legally enforceable expression or declaration of a person's wishes concerning the disposition of his or her property upon death.

A situation in which a person dies without having prepared a valid will is called $-$ State laws draw the will the decedent failed to make in order to determine the disposition of the probate property of those who have died without a will. Generally, under these circumstances, the decedent's spouse is favored first, followed by the children, and then other offspring $($grandchildren or great$-$grandchildren$).$ If the spouse, children, or other offspring survive, they will divide the estate and other relatives will receive

Suppose that Rina Yvette Durand has prepared the following will:

The Last Will and Testament of Rina Yvette Durand

Section $1-$ Introductory Clause

I, Rina Yvette Durand, of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, do hereby make my last will a revoke all wills and codicils made prior to this will.

Section $2-$ Direction of Payments

Article $1$: Payment of Debts and Expenses

I direct payment out of my estate of all just debts and the expenses of my last illness and funeral.

Section $3-$ Disposition of Property

Article $2$: Disposition of Property