ademption - specific gift no longer in estate satisfaction of gift - gift has already been given change in value of gift - know special rules for corporate securities interest on pecuniary gift - interest starts accruing one year after death if gift has not been distributed exoneration of debts on specific gifts - CA presumes no exoneration; refers to paying off debts on specific gifts before beneficiary receives the property abatement - reduction or elimination of a testamentary gift to pay an obligation of the estate or a testamentary gift of a higher priority apportionment of tax - presumed in CA; all beneficiaries pay their fair share of taxes affect of marriage - think about wills prior to marriage divorce of testator - how affects ex-spouse ommitted children - how to create ommitted child's share lapse/anti lapse - beneficiary fails to survive testator cy pres - substitution of charities ambiguities - latent, patent, no apparent ambiguity pnemonic - ASCIEAAADOLCA external integration - establish testator's will by piecing all documents together incorporation by reference - having an extrinsic document being part of the will even though it is not physically part of the will facts of independant significance - impact of facts outside will on property distribution precatory language - language that is not binding (I wish, I recommend, I suggest) class gifts - specific beneficiaries are not named conditional gifts - condition subsequent (punishment) and precedent (reward) contractual will - contract to make a will, not to revoke, to die intestate will is result of election - gives the beneficiary options: either keep something don’t get the money non-probate assets - will does not govern thiungs such as joint accounts, trusts, survivorship accounts phemonic - EIFPCCCWN