Match each numbered entry with the most relevant lettered entry below
-rejection of terms in a will

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Rejection of terms in a will may trigger the elective share, which is the right of a surviving spouse to receive a certain portion of the deceased spouse's estate despite the terms of the will.

Answer: D
 If a gift or disposition fails in a will, it may result in a resulting trust, in which the property goes back to the testator's estate.

Answer: H
 Cohabitation without a formal marriage may lead to a common law marriage in some states, which can affect inheritance rights and the distribution of assets upon death.

Note: None of the other options are directly related to rejection of terms in a will. Rejection of terms in a will pertains to the elective share, which is the portion of an estate that a surviving spouse is entitled to inherit, even if the deceased spouse's will attempted to disinherit them.

Answer: D
 Resulting trust is a legal doctrine that arises when a person receives property under circumstances that imply that they were not intended to have beneficial ownership of it. This could potentially be relevant in the context of a will, particularly if the will is subject to legal challenge.

Answer: H
 Common law marriage is a form of legal recognition of a relationship between two people who have not gone through a formal marriage ceremony. This could potentially be relevant if the deceased person had a long-term partner with whom they had been living but had not formally married.

Answer: B
 An executory contract is a type of agreement in which one or more parties have not yet fulfilled their obligations. While this may not be directly relevant to a will, it could potentially be relevant if the deceased person had entered into an executory contract with someone else.

Answer: J
 Tacit means "implied without being stated explicitly". While this may not be directly relevant to any specific legal concept, it could potentially be relevant in terms of interpreting the intent of the deceased person's will or other legal documents.

Match Each Numbered Entry with the Most Relevant Lettered Entry