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Wills, Trusts, and Estates

ISBN: 9780136791768 | 013679176X
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2001

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SummaryTable of Contents
For two- or four-year undergraduate degree programs offering courses in Wills, Trusts, and Estates; also for courses in Estate Taxation offered by business, accounting, and finance departments. Specifically designed for paralegal students with differing objectives and varying levels of sophistication in the disciplineand recognizing that legal assisting programs vary widely in methodology. This interesting and highly understandable text helps readers learn the law as it concerns wills, trusts, and estates, and gives them a practical background ... MORE
Prefacexi
Purpose and Need for a Will
1(7)
Objectives
1(1)
... MORE
Why Most People Don't Have Wills
1(1)
What is a Will?
1(2)
The Need for a Will
3(5)
Death Taxes
3(1)
Distribution of Wealth
4(1)
Appointment of Guardians for Minors
4(1)
Creation of a Testamentary Trust
5(1)
Appointment of a Personal Representative
5(1)
Funeral Arrangements and Organ Donation
6(1)
Summary
6(1)
Review Questions
7(1)
Property
8(19)
Objectives
8(1)
Classification and Definition of Property
9(2)
Real Property
9(1)
Personal Property
10(1)
Forms of Property-Who Owns What?
11(7)
Owned in Severalty
11(1)
Joint Ownership
11(1)
Joint Tenancy
12(2)
Tenants in Common
14(4)
Tenancy by the Entirety
18(1)
Community Property
18(1)
Estates
18(3)
Free Simple
18(1)
Life Estate
19(1)
Tenancy for Years
20(1)
Probate Versus Non-Probate Assets
21(6)
Life Insurance
22(1)
Pay-on-Death
22(1)
Living Trusts
23(1)
Life Estates
23(1)
Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship
23(1)
Summary
24(1)
Review Questions
25(1)
Projects
25(2)
Testate or Intestate
27(32)
Objectives
27(1)
Testacy
28(5)
Types of Dispositions
28(1)
Specific Legacies
28(1)
Specific Devises
29(1)
Demonstrative Legacies
29(1)
General Legacies
29(1)
Residuary Dispositions
30(1)
Abatement
31(1)
Ademption
31(1)
Anti-lapse
32(1)
Methods of Distribution-Per Stirpes vs. Per Capita
33(3)
Intestacy
36(1)
Intestate Succession Defined
36(1)
Intestate Succession Laws
36(1)
Relationship of the Heir to the Decedent
36(14)
Lineal and Collateral Consanguinity
37(1)
Determining Degree of Kinship
37(2)
Relationship by Affinity
39(1)
Surviving Spouse
40(1)
Adopted Children
41(1)
Illegitimate Children
41(1)
Half-Blood
42(1)
Pretermitted Children
42(1)
Pretermitted Spouse
42(8)
Escheat
50(2)
Other Family Rights
52(3)
Homestead Exemption
52(1)
Homestead Allowance
52(1)
Exempt Property
53(1)
Family Allowance
53(1)
Surviving Spouse's Elective Share
54(1)
Other Issues that Affect Distribution of the Estate
55(1)
Homicide by Beneficiary or Heir
55(1)
Simultaneous Death of Decedent and Beneficiary
55(4)
Summary
56(1)
Review Questions
57(1)
Projects
57(2)
The Will
59(22)
Objectives
59(1)
A Short History of Wills
60(1)
Validity
60(14)
Statutory Requirements
60(1)
Intent and Capacity
61(1)
Intent
61(1)
Testamentary Capacity
61(5)
Is the Will Written or Oral
66(6)
Signature of the Testator
72(1)
Witnesses
72(1)
Notary Public-Self-Proof Clauses and Affidavits
73(1)
Changing or Revoking a Will
74(3)
Changing a Will
74(1)
Codicils
75(1)
Cross-out Marks and Other Writings
75(1)
Revoking a Will
75(1)
Revocation By Physical Act
76(1)
Revocation By Operation of Law
76(1)
Revocation by Subsequent Writing
77(1)
Joint and Mutual Wills
77(1)
Will Contests
78(3)
Summary
78(1)
Review Questions
79(2)
Will Preparation and Drafting
81(18)
Objectives
81(1)
Client Conference
82(4)
Family Information
83(1)
Client Assets and Liabilities
83(1)
Other Important Information
84(2)
Drafting
86(1)
Opening Clause
86(1)
Instruction to Pay Debts
86(1)
Dispositive Provisions
86(1)
Appointment of the Personal Representative
86(1)
Personal Representative's Duties
87(1)
Appointment of Guardian for Minor Children
87(1)
Last Clauses in the Will
87(1)
Testimonium Clause
87(1)
Attestation Clause
87(1)
Self-Proof Affidavit
87(8)
Execution of the Will
95(1)
Where to Keep the Will After Execution
96(3)
Summary
98(1)
Projects
98(1)
Advance Directives
99(32)
Objectives
99(1)
History of the Right to Die
100(2)
Living Wills
102(4)
Requirements for a Living Will's Validity
102(4)
Do Not Resuscitate Orders
106(1)
Health Care Surrogates and Proxies
107(5)
Durable Powers of Attorney
112(5)
Anatomical Gifts
117(14)
By Will
118(1)
By Signed Document
118(1)
By Others
118(12)
Summary
130(1)
Review Questions
130(1)
Projects
130(1)
Trusts: Elements and Purpose
131(51)
Objectives
131(1)
Terminology Relating to Trusts
132(1)
Trust Elements
132(15)
Trustor
133(1)
Who Can Be a Trustor
133(1)
Sound Mind of Trustor
133(1)
The Trustee
133(13)
Trust Property
146(1)
The Beneficiary
147(1)
Trust Purpose
147(1)
Trust Classifications
147(12)
Express or Implied
147(10)
Testamentary or Inter Vivos
157(1)
Revocable or Irrevocable
157(1)
Pourover Wills
158(1)
Termination of a Trust
159(1)
Drafting a Trust
160(22)
Summary
180(1)
Review Questions
180(1)
Projects
181(1)
Specialized Trusts
182(10)
Objectives
182(1)
Spendthrift Trust
183(1)
Sprinkling and Spray Trust
184(1)
Advantages of a Sprinkling Trust
184(1)
Disadvantages
185(1)
Marital Deduction Trust
185(2)
A-B Trust
186(1)
Qualified Terminable Interest Property (QTIP) Trust
186(1)
Life Insurance Trust
187(1)
Charitable Trusts
187(5)
Charitable Remainder Trusts
188(1)
Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
188(1)
Charitable Remainder Unitrust
188(1)
Charitable Lead Trusts
188(1)
Cy Pres Doctrine
189(1)
Summary
189(1)
Review Questions
190(1)
Project
190(2)
The Personal Representative
192(46)
Objectives
192(1)
Types of Personal Representatives
193(2)
Named in the Will
193(1)
Intestate Decedent
194(1)
Successor Personal Representative
194(1)
Administrator with Will Annexed
194(1)
Special Administrator
194(1)
Administrator Pendente Lite or Administrator Ad Litem
195(1)
Appointment
195(1)
Personal Representative's Duties
195(4)
Bond
199(1)
Removal of Personal Representative
200(1)
Liability of the Personal Representative
200(2)
Summary
201(1)
Review Questions
201(1)
Estate Administration
Objectives
202(1)
Overview of the Probate Process
203(1)
Preliminary Duties of the Law Office
204(2)
Obtaining the Death Certificate
204(1)
Opening the Decedent's Safe Deposit Box
204(2)
Searching the Decedent's Home or Office
206(1)
Allowances
206(1)
Guardianship of Minors
206(1)
Small Estate Settlement
206(3)
Formal Probate Administration
209(14)
Petition
209(2)
Notice to Other Interested Parties
211(1)
Proof of Will
211(3)
Bond and Testamentary Letters
214(1)
Inventory
214(6)
Estate Expenses, Debts and Taxes
220(1)
Distribution to Beneficiaries
220(1)
Final Accounting
220(3)
Ancillary Administration
223(15)
Summary
235(1)
Review Questions
236(1)
Projects
237(1)
Tax Considerations in Estate Administration
238(15)
Objectives
238(1)
The Fiduciary's Obligations
239(3)
Notification of Decedent's Death to IRS
239(1)
Employer Identification Number Application
240(1)
Decedent's Final Income Tax Return
240(1)
Decedent's Medical Expenses
241(1)
State Income Tax Returns
241(1)
Federal Income Tax Return of the Estate
241(1)
The Estate Tax Return-Valuing the Estate
242(2)
Decedent's Gross Estate
243(1)
Form 706: Schedule Relating to Assets
244(4)
Deductible Items
248(1)
Form 706: Schedules Relating to Deductions
249(1)
Schedules Relating to Credits
250(1)
Unified Credit
250(3)
Summary
251(1)
Review Questions
252(1)
The Probate Court and Uniform Laws
253(15)
Objectives
253(1)
Jurisdiction
254(10)
Registry with the Court Clerk
264(1)
Uniform Probate Laws
265(3)
Summary
266(1)
Review Questions
267(1)
Project
267(1)
Appendix A: Important Cases Concerning the Right to Die268(47)
Cruzan v. Director, MDH
268(42)
Anderson v. St. Francis-St. George Hospital, Incorporated
310(5)
Appendix B: Selected Wills of Famous People315(24)
The Will of Diana, Princess of Wales
315(6)
The Will of Jerry Garcia
321(10)
Last Will and Testament of Warren E. Burger
331(1)
The Will of George Herman ``Babe'' Ruth
332(7)
Appendix C: Internet Websites339(5)
Appendix D: Internet Revenue Forms344(61)
Glossary405(10)
Index415

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