Wills Trusts Estates (LAW-697-001)
Jane Moretz-Edmisten
Meets: 07:30 PM - 09:20 PM (TuTh) - Yuma - Room Y402
Enrolled: 17 / Limit: 65
Notices
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Description
Case and statutory law regarding trusts and wills; the creation and termination of trusts; contemporary use of the trust device; constructional problems of trusts; the making and execution of wills; testamentary capacity, character, and intent; revocation, ademption, abatement, and lapse; and property rights of surviving spouse.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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REQUIRED TEXT:
Dukeminier and Sitkoff, Wills, Trusts, and Estates (Aspen, 10th edition)
RECOMMENDED TEXTS (there is no requirement to purchase these texts) and they may not be brought to the exam:
- Haskell, Preface to Wills, Trusts and Administration (West/Foundation Press)
- Newman and Pennell, Wills, Trusts and Estates (student outline)
- Reutlinger, Wills, Trusts, and Estates: Essential Terms and Concepts
- Anderson, Understanding Trusts and Estates (Matthew Bender)
- Beyer, Wills, Trusts and Estates (Aspen)
- Averill, Wills, Trusts and Future Interests (West Black Letter Series)
- The Uniform Probate Code (Nutshell, West)
- The Uniform Trust Code
For those interested in the transfer tax issues:
- Streng, Estate Planning, BNA Portfolio 800
- Henkel, Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation (Warren, Gorham & Lamont)
- Zaritzky, BNA Portfolio 819 and 860
First Class Readings
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Syllabus
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