Essay 1Answer according to California law.Monique Modoc was…
Essay 1Answer according to California law.Monique Modoc was an avid collector of antique quilts. By the time she reached her 60s, she had an impressive collection worth several million dollars. Monique wanted nothing more than to share her love of thread and fabric with the world. She therefore included the following term in her 2010 will: I devise my antique quilt collection to the Kennedy Center of Textile Arts in Concord, California to be part of their permanent collection. I further devise the sum of $100,000 to the Kennedy Center of Textile Arts to be held in trust, with the income from the trust to be used to subsidize school field trips to the Center. Monique’s will left several other small gifts to family members, and left the residue of her estate to Raul Riverside, her long-time friend and fellow quilter. In 2012, Monique met Peter Placer at a local quilt convention. They married in 2013. Three weeks after her wedding to Peter, Monique suffered a severe stroke. She was bedridden and dependent on Peter for all her daily needs. She was still able to talk and could use her right hand to write, but was unable to walk or get out of bed without help. Monique had always been an independent person, and she hated the idea that she was no longer self-sufficient. In 2014, Monique told Peter she wanted to change her will so that Peter would get something out of her estate. She asked him to hire an attorney. Peter hired Attorney Alameda to draft a codicil to Monique’s will. Peter explained to Attorney Alameda that Monique was bedridden and that she did not want others to see her in her condition. Attorney Alameda assured him that wasn’t a problem as they could simply use a remote video connection. Based on Peter’s instructions, Attorney Alameda drafted a codicil for Monique that left everything in her estate to Peter. Attorney Alameda never met with or spoke with Monique. Several days later, Peter set up a Facetime connection so that Monique and the two witnesses she had picked would be able to see each other and talk to each other. Peter stood off-camera, but he could be heard by all those on the Facetime connection. Peter asked Monique if the document she had in front of her was her will. She nodded her head yes. He asked her if it accurately reflected what she wanted to happen to her estate. She nodded her head yes. Peter then handed Monique a pen and she signed the document. After Monique signed, Peter held up the document so the witnesses could see it. The witnesses never signed the document. Monique died several months after signing the codicil. Shortly after Monique’s death, the Kennedy Center of Textile Arts closed its doors permanently. There is a quilt museum in the neighboring town that offers classes to school children on how to make quilts. 1) Is the 2013 codicil valid? Discuss why or why not. 2) How should Monique’s estate be distributed if the 2013 codicil is found to be invalid?