Contemporary approaches to trusts and estates
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Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Law and Business,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Aspen casebook series |
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Carrier Form: | xlii, 983 p.: ill. ; 26 cm. +teacher's manual. |
ISBN: |
9780735589278 (hbk.) 0735589275 (hbk.) 9780735589285 (pbk. ; teacher's manual) 0735589283 (pbk. ; teacher's manual) |
Index Number: | D971 |
CLC: | D971.222.8 |
Call Number: | D971.222.8/C761 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. xl-xlii) and index. Introduction to estate planning and the lawyer's roles -- Inheritance and relationship -- Intestacy : what happens to a decedent's property if there is no will? -- Nonprobate transfers : passing property by will substitutes and gifts -- Creation of trusts -- Fiduciary duties -- Rights of beneficiaries and creditors in trust property : modification and termination of trusts -- Powers of appointment and the rule against perpetuities -- Will validity -- Interpreting the will -- Revoking the will and will contests -- Protecting the family -- Planning for incapacity -- Estate and gift tax planning -- Administration of the probate estate -- Charitable trusts. |