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Wills, Trusts, and Estates Administration

ISBN: 9780131720268 | 0131720260
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2007

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SummaryTable of Contents
Using practical, self-contained chapters, this text provides an overview of wills, trusts, and estates and can easily support a variety of programs and audiences. Designed with flexibility in mind, it captures the complexities of the field, while maintaining a clear tone that is accessible and concise. Throughout the text, core concepts are reinforced by illustrations, charts, tables, and appellate court cases. This edition features updated case materials and statutes, new sample estate forms, additional end-of-chapter questions, new projects a... MORE
Prefacexi
Purpose and Need for a Will
1(7)
Objectives
1(1)
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Why Most People Don't Have Wills
2(1)
What Is a Will?
2(1)
The Need for a Will
3(3)
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
6(1)
Funeral Arrangements and Organ Donation
6(1)
Summary
6(1)
Review Questions
7(1)
Property
8(18)
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(3)
Tenancy by the Entirety
17(1)
Community Property
18(1)
Estates
18(3)
Fee Simple
18(1)
Life Estate
19(1)
Tenancy for Years
20(1)
Probate Versus Non-Probate Assets
21(2)
Life Insurance
21(1)
Pay-on-Death
22(1)
Living Trusts
22(1)
Life Estates
23(1)
Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship
23(1)
Summary
23(1)
Review Questions
24(1)
Projects
25(1)
Testate or Intestate
26(29)
Objectives
26(1)
Testacy
27(4)
Types of Dispositions
27(2)
Abatement
29(1)
Ademption
30(1)
Anti-lapse
31(1)
Methods of Distribution---Per Stirpes Versus Per Capita
31(2)
Intestacy
33(1)
Intestate Succession Defined
33(1)
Intestate Succession Laws
34(1)
Relationship of the Heir to the Decedent
34(13)
Lineal and Collateral Consanguinity
35(1)
Determining Degree of Kinship
35(2)
Relationship by Affinity
37(1)
Surviving Spouse
37(2)
Adopted Children
39(1)
Illegitimate Children
39(1)
Half-Blood
39(1)
Pretermitted Children
39(1)
Pretermitted Spouse
40(7)
Escheat
47(2)
Other Family Rights
49(2)
Homestead Exemption
49(1)
Homestead Allowance
49(1)
Exempt Property
49(1)
Family Allowance
50(1)
Surviving Spouse's Elective Share
50(1)
Other Issues That Affect Distribution of the Estate
51(1)
Homicide by Beneficiary or Heir
51(1)
Simultaneous Death of Decedent and Beneficiary
52(1)
Summary
52(1)
Review Questions
53(1)
Projects
53(2)
The Will
55(32)
Objectives
55(1)
A Short History of Wills
56(1)
Validity
56(25)
Statutory Requirements
56(1)
Intent and Capacity
57(6)
Is the Will Written or Oral
63(15)
Signature of the Testator
78(2)
Witnesses
80(1)
Notary Public---Self-Proof Clauses and Affidavits
80(1)
Changing or Revoking a Will
81(3)
Changing a Will
81(1)
Revoking a Will
82(2)
Joint and Mutual Wills
84(1)
Will Contests
84(1)
Summary
85(1)
Review Questions
86(1)
Projects
86(1)
Will Preparation and Drafting
87(18)
Objectives
87(1)
Client Conference
88(4)
Family Information
89(1)
Client Assets and Liabilities
89(1)
Other Important Information
90(2)
Drafting
92(8)
Opening Clause
92(1)
Instruction to Pay Debts
93(1)
Dispositive Provisions
93(1)
Appointment of the Personal Representative
93(1)
Personal Representative's Duties
93(1)
Appointment of Guardian for Minor Children
93(1)
Last Clauses in the Will
93(1)
Self-Proof Affidavit
94(6)
Execution of the Will
100(1)
Where to Keep the Will after Execution
101(2)
Summary
103(1)
Projects
104(1)
Advance Directives
105(38)
Objectives
105(1)
History of the Right to Die
106(2)
Living Wills
108(5)
Requirements for a Living Will's Validity
109(4)
Do Not Resuscitate Orders
113(3)
Health Care Surrogates and Proxies
116(5)
Durable Powers of Attorney
121(5)
Anatomical Gifts
126(16)
By Will
127(1)
By Signed Document
127(1)
By Others
127(15)
Summary
142(1)
Review Questions
142(1)
Projects
142(1)
Trusts: Elements and Purpose
143(46)
Objectives
143(1)
Terminology Relating to Trusts
144(1)
Trust Elements
144(14)
Trustor
145(1)
The Trustee
145(1)
Trust Property
146(12)
The Beneficiary
158(1)
Trust Purpose
158(1)
Trust Classifications
158(13)
Express or Implied
158(11)
Testamentary or Inter Vivos
169(1)
Revocable or Irrevocable
170(1)
Pourover Wills
170(1)
Termination of a Trust
171(1)
Drafting a Trust
171(16)
Summary
187(1)
Review Questions
187(1)
Project
188(1)
Specialized Trusts
189(8)
Objectives
189(1)
Spendthrift Trust
190(1)
Sprinkling and Spray Trusts
190(2)
Advantages of a Sprinkling Trust
191(1)
Disadvantages
191(1)
Marital Deduction Trust
192(1)
Marital and Family Trusts
192(1)
Qualified Terminable Interest Property (QTIP) Trust
192(1)
Life Insurance Trust
193(1)
Charitable Trusts
193(2)
Charitable Remainder Trusts
194(1)
Cy Pres Doctrine
194(1)
Summary
195(1)
Review Questions
196(1)
Project
196(1)
The Personal Representative
197(10)
Objectives
197(1)
Types of Personal Representatives
198(2)
Named in the Will
198(1)
Intestate Decedent
198(1)
Successor Personal Representative
199(1)
Administrator with Will Annexed
199(1)
Special Administrator
199(1)
Administrator Pendente Lite or Administrator Ad Litem
199(1)
Appointment
200(1)
Personal Representative's Duties
200(4)
Bond
204(1)
Removal of Personal Representative
204(1)
Liability of the Personal Representative
205(1)
Summary
205(1)
Review Questions
206(1)
Estate Administration
207(34)
Objectives
207(1)
Overview of the Probate Process
208(1)
Preliminary Duties Of The Law Office
209(2)
Obtaining the Death Certificate
209(1)
Opening the Decedent's Safe Deposit Box
209(1)
Searching the Decedent's Home or Office
209(2)
Allowances
211(1)
Guardianship of Minors
211(1)
Small Estate Settlement
211(1)
Formal Probate Administration
211(13)
Petition
213(3)
Notice to Other Interested Parties
216(1)
Proof of Will
216(1)
Bond and Testamentary Letters
217(1)
Inventory
217(1)
Estate Expenses, Debts, and Taxes
217(7)
Distribution to Beneficiaries
224(1)
Final Accounting
224(1)
Ancillary Administration
224(14)
Summary
238(1)
Review Questions
239(1)
Projects
240(1)
Tax Considerations in Estate Administration
241(13)
Objectives
241(1)
The Fiduciary's Obligations
242(2)
Notification of Decedent's Death to IRS
242(1)
Employer Identification Number Application
242(1)
Decedent's Final Income Tax Return
243(1)
Decedent's Medical Expenses
243(1)
State Income Tax Returns
244(1)
Federal Income Tax Return of the Estate
244(1)
The Estate Tax Return---Valuing the Estate
244(3)
Decedent's Gross Estate
245(2)
Form 706: Schedules Relating to Assets
247(4)
Deductible Items
251(1)
Form 706: Schedules Relating to Deductions
251(1)
Form 706: Schedules Relating to Credits
252(1)
Exclusion Amount
252(1)
Summary
253(1)
Review Questions
253(1)
The Probate Court and Uniform Laws
254(15)
Objectives
254(1)
Jurisdiction
255(9)
Registry with the Court Clerk
264(1)
Uniform Probate Laws
265(2)
Summary
267(1)
Review Questions
267(1)
Project
268(1)
Alternate Family Lifestyles
269(7)
The Right to Leave Your Property to Whomever You Want and the Right to Contract
271(4)
Stepparents, Stepchildren and Grandchildren
275(1)
Appendix A: Important Cases Concerning the Right to Die
276(63)
Cruzan v. Director, MDH
276(39)
Anderson v. St. Francis-St. George Hospital, Incorporated
315(5)
Jeb Bush, v. Michael Schiavo
320(16)
State of Oregon, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Ashcroft
336(3)
Appendix B: Selected Wills of Famous People
339(40)
The Will of Diana, Princess of Wales
339(6)
The Will of Jerry Garcia (of the Grateful Dead)
345(9)
Last Will and Testament of Warren E. Burger (Former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice)
354(1)
The Will of Babe Ruth
355(7)
The Last Will and Testament of William Shakespeare
362(3)
Last Will and Testament of Francis Albert Sinatra Also Known as Frank Sinatra
365(10)
Last Will & Testament of John Lennon
375(2)
Last Will & Testament of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
377(2)
Appendix C: Internet Websites
379(5)
Appendix D: Internal Revenue Forms
384(51)
Appendix E: Sample Client Data Sheets
435(18)
Glossary453(8)
Index461

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