Tabitha married Gilbert in community of property in 1990. In 1996, they made a mutual will in which they left their house to their only two children, John and Mimi, and appointed each other as the heir to the residue of the estate of the first deceased.

In March 2023 Tabitha and Gilbert were divorced. In April 2023 Tabitha married Sam. Two days after the wedding, Tabitha was killed in a car crash. She had never changed her will. How will the residue of Tabitha’s estate devolve?

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Tabitha married Gilbert in community of property in 1990. In 1996, they made a mutual will in which they left their house to their only two children, John and Mimi, and appointed each other as the heir to the residue of the estate of the first deceased. 
 
 In March 2023 Tabitha and Gilbert were divorced. In April 2023 Tabitha married Sam. Two days after the wedding, Tabitha was killed in a car crash. She had never changed her will. How will the residue of Tabitha’s estate devolve?

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Gilbert, John and Mimi will inherit the residue of the estate.

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Sam, John and Mimi will inherit the residue of the estate.

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Sam will inherit the residue of the estate.

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John and Mimi will inherit the residue of the estate.

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