Administration of Wills, Trusts, and Estates / Edition 5

by Gordon Brown, Scott Myers

Overview

ADMINISTRATION OF WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ESTATES, 5th edition walks the reader through wills, trusts and estates using the most up-to-date material and an engaging writing style. Whether it's celebrity wills, marginal key term definitions, extensive review materials, or visual illustrations, ADMINISTRATION OF WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ESTATES, 5th edition has what readers need to succeed. Plus, the Fifth Edition is national in scope while going in-depth on a state-by-state basis as well. And with an abundance of case studies included in the text, readers can see how legal issues are applied in real world settings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781133016779
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	02/22/2012
Series:	MindTap Course List
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	624
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Gordon Brown was a Professor of Paralegal Studies at North Shore Community College in Danvers, Massachusetts and is now retired.


Scott Myers has a J.D. from Rutgers Law School and an M.A. from Rutgers Graduate School. He has been the Director of Paralegal Studies at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. for the past 22 years, administering the program while teaching a variety of courses, including Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Introduction to Law, Legal Research and Writing, and Business Law. The program earned American Bar Association approval in 1988, and has maintained this approval since that date. Scott Myers is also a sole practitioner of law, with his current practice limited to wills and estate planning.

Table of Contents

1. Where There's a Will. 2. Estate Planning. 3. A Bundle of Rights. 4. Intestate Succession. 5. The Last Will and Testament. 6. Structure of a Model Will. 7. Family Protection, Lapses, and Ademption. 8. Trusts. 9. Specialized Trusts. 10. Probate Courts and Uniform Laws. 11. The Personal Representative. 12. Probating a Will and Administering an Estate. 13. Estate Taxes. 14. Final Choices. Appendices.