Question: Mark had a valid will that provided for the following devises: My residence located at 427 Hitching Post Lane, East Lansing, MI, to my daughter

Mark had a valid will that provided for the following devises:

"My residence located at 427 Hitching Post Lane, East Lansing, MI, to my daughter Barbara"

"My cottage located at 7000 Emerald Avenue, Grand Haven, MI, to my son Jake"

"All of the rest, residue, and remainder to my son Matthew"

Six months before Mark passed away, his cottage in Grand Haven burned to the ground. When Mark died, he had the following assets:

-$250,000 of insurance proceeds from State Farm for the cottage.

-His residence in East Lansing, MI.

-$1,000,000 in his Morgan Stanley account.

What, if anything, is Jake entitled to?

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A. Jake is entitled to the fire insurance proceeds only.

B. Jake is entitled to the insurance proceeds and whatever is left of the burned cottage.

C. Jake isn't entitled to any distributions from Mark's will.

D. Since the specific devise has adeemed, Jake is now an omitted child and is entitled to his intestate share

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