M Civ JI 228.03 Form of Verdict: Pretermitted Child: Omission of Living Child from Will Because of Mistaken Belief Child is Dead (EPIC)

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

QUESTION NO. 1: At the time [ name of decedent ] executed [ his / her ] will, did [ he / she ] believe that [ name of child ] was dead?

Answer: ____ (yes or no)

If your answer is “no,” do not answer QUESTION NO. 2.

QUESTION NO. 2: Was the mistaken belief that [ name of child ] was dead the sole reason that [ name of decedent ] omitted [ name of child ] from the will?

Answer: ____ (yes or no)

History

M Civ JI 228.03 was added April 1, 2002.