Wills, Trusts, and Estate Administration

Features:

• Point of Interest Features: Additional and updated real-life contemporary issues familiarize students with the types of issues and conflicts they will encounter as practicing paralegals and provide them with the hands-on practice they need to solve problems on their own.
• Practical Assignments: Carefully crafted assignments require students to interpret, apply, and/or prepare concepts and estate forms, along with relevant statutes and the UPC.
• Important Law Updates: Key updates address the latest changes in probate law, the disposition of digital assets, as well as changes in the ethical guidelines that apply to paralegals and attorneys in the practice of law.
• Updated Documents and Graphics: Updated and revised forms, task examples, web resources, tables, charts, checklists, practical assignments, and illustrations facilitate better understanding of complex legal doctrines and principles.
• Condensed and Modern Coverage: The 8th Edition has been thoughtfully revised to eliminate outdated and redundant topics.
• Intelligent Study Features: Key terms in the margins draw student attention to essential topics; chapter review questions recap material after every section to reinforce understanding.
• Challenging Case Problems: Applying course concepts to these true-to-life problems helps students interpret findings on their own, while applying state-specific laws to each matter helps them see the different ways a Court might rule.
• Helpful Supporting Documents: The latest probate forms and tax returns help students visualize the process of probate and estate administration from start to finish.
• Ethical Issue Features: These features call attention to important ethical concerns relevant to the procedures discussed in each chapter.
• Decades of Experience: This perennially best-selling text distills the authors' more than seventy years of combined experience teaching and practicing law into a comprehensive, student-friendly resource.

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