Wills, Estates, and Trusts: Statutes, Cases, and Problems

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Wills, Estates, and Trusts: Statutes, Cases, and Problems comprehensively covers all important aspects of estate planning law, including non-probate assets; intestacy; family protections and the surviving spouse's elective share; wills (including a general chapter on wills, and additional chapters on events that occur after the will such as after-married spouses and after-born children, challenges to wills, and revocation of wills); trusts; the federal gift and estate tax; and estate planning, including ethical issues.

Each chapter features detailed learning objectives, as well as dozens of problems for in-class discussion that require law students to delve into and apply statutes and case law.

The textbook covers the Uniform Probate Code, the Uniform Trust Code, and other uniform statutes, but also includes a wealth of case law. In sum, the textbook will give students a solid grounding in the knowledge and skills that all estate planning attorneys should have.

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