​M Civ JI 228.02 Form of Verdict: Pretermitted Child: Will Executed Prior to Birth or Adoption of Child Omitted from Will (EPIC)

We, the jury, make the following answers to the questions submitted by the Court:

QUESTION NO. 1: Does the will express an intention of [ name of decedent ] to omit [ name of child ] from the will?

Answer: ____ (yes or no)

QUESTION NO. 2: Did [ name of decedent ] provide for [ name of child ] by transfer of property outside the will?

Answer: ____ (yes or no)

If your answer is “no,” do not answer QUESTION NO. 3.

QUESTION NO. 3: Did [ name of decedent ] intend that the transfer of property outside the will substitute for provision for [ name of child ] in [ his / her ] will?

Answer: ____ (yes or no)

Note on Use

*The Court should delete any question that is not an issue in the case.

History

M Civ JI 228.02 was added April 1, 2002.