Frisco and his wife,Esperanza,were killed simultaneously in an auto accident.Frisco had life insurance naming Esperanza as the beneficiary.Frisco's will left all his property to a charity,and Esperanza's will left all of her property to her mother,Verdad.Who is entitled to the insurance proceeds under the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act?

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According to the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act, when it cannot be determined who died first in a situation where two individuals died in a common disaster, such as a car accident, the law assumes that each person survived the other for the purposes of distributing assets. In this case, Frisco's life insurance proceeds would pass to Esperanza, but since she predeceased him, the proceeds would then pass to his named beneficiary, the charity. Therefore, option D is correct.

Frisco and His Wife,Esperanza,were Killed Simultaneously in an Auto Accident