Which issue is identified as a likely source of conflict in wills?

• A. Beneficiaries not in dispute
• B. Bequests to charity
• C. Gifts in wills
• D. Executors who disagree on course of action

Answer: (C)

Disagreements in wills typically arise from the gifts themselves. When a will specifies gifts to individuals or groups, people may contest what was meant, when the gift should take effect, or whether conditions attached to the gift have been satisfied. That kind of dispute is driven by the content of the gifts and how they are interpreted or administered, which makes gifts in wills the most likely flashpoint for conflict.

If there’s no dispute among beneficiaries, tensions are naturally lower. Gifts to charity tend to be straightforward and less prone to dispute, since charities are clear beneficiaries. Disagreements among executors, while possible, relate more to administering the will than to the terms of the gifts themselves. So the most common source of friction is the gifts described in the will, with interpretation and administration of those gifts giving rise to conflicts.