Law of Wills
The purpose of this casebook is to train law students to think and act like probate attorneys. This book is meant to be used in conjunction with the author's book on the law of trusts. This book's focus is problem-solving and legal application; the book includes numerous problems, so law s...
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| Language: | English |
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CALI's eLangdell® Press
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- Part I – The Intestacy System
- Chapter One: Ethically Representing the Elderly Client
- Chapter Two: Intestacy System (Basic Overview)
- Chapter Three: Intestacy System (Surviving Spouse)
- Chapter Four: The Intestacy System (Marital and Adopted Children)
- Chapter Five: Intestacy (Non-Marital Children, Stepchildren and Foster Children)
- Chapter Six: Intestacy (Children of Assisted Reproductive Technology)
- Part II —The Testacy System
- Chapter Seven: Testamentary Freedom
- Chapter Eight: Disinheritance
- Chapter Nine: Testamentary Capacity (Mental Competency and Insane Delusion)
- Chapter Ten: Testamentary Capacity (Undue Influence, Duress and Fraud)
- Chapter Eleven: Attested Wills
- Chapter Twelve: Non-Attested Wills
- Chapter Thirteen: Additional Doctrines Impacting Wills
- Chapter Fourteen: Mistakes and Curative Doctrines
- Chapter Fifteen: The Stale Will Problem
- Part III — Nonprobate Transfers
- Chapter Sixteen: Will Substitutes