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| Examples & Explanations: Wills, Trusts, and Estates, 4th Ed. by Gerry W. Beyer List Price: $45.95   Wholesale bookstore pricesEligible for Free Standard Shipping on U.S. Prepaid Orders Imprint: Aspen Publishers Published: 2/21/2007  Previous edition copyright datesISBN: 9780735562400 Paperback: 760 pages | Available: Item ships in 3-5 Business Days |
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| This popular study guide helps students master the complexities of wills,
trusts, and estates through a combination of textual material and
well-written, comprehensive examples, explanations, and questions. Examples
& Explanations: Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Fourth Edition, provides
students with the essential background and review materials they need to
practice applying legal concepts to fact patterns.
Among the features that make this high-quality study guide popular with
both students and instructors:
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comprehensive coverage — the text covers intestacy, wills, and trusts,
including nonprobate assets, estate administration, wealth transfer taxation
(gift tax, estate tax, generation-skipping transfer tax), disability and death
planning, and malpractice/professional responsibility
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a conversational writing style that is clear, accessible, and holds students¿
interest
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uses the Examples & Explanations format to help students learn in a
step-by-step manner and also includes comprehensive questions, with a variety
of issues in one fact situation, that are similar to those on law school and
bar examinations
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casebook correlation charts that make it easy to use the study guide with any
of the seven most popular casebooks
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a "learning by doing" approach that provides students with the opportunity to
evaluate how well they can apply what they have just learned
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practical suggestions throughout the text that enhance its pedagogical value
and give students an appreciation of the how the concepts apply in the real
world
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samples of will and trust provisions and an extensively annotated model will
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an overview of general nationwide rules
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a comprehensive, student-friendly index that allows students to easily find
the information they seek
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tables for quick location of material relevant to the Uniform Probate Code,
Uniform Trust Code, and Internal Revenue Code
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updates available on author's website:
www.ProfessorBeyer.com
Fine-tuned and updated, the Fourth Edition offers:
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materials on recent developments, including: transfer of death deeds;
self-settled spendthrift trusts; Rule Against Perpetuities reform; federal
gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax; Uniform Trust Code; rights
of same-sex partners; Medicaid planning; physician-assisted suicide
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revised examples that reflect the updated content
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updated casebook correlation tables reflecting new editions of the major
casebooks
Correlation Tables: Clark, Dobris, Dukeminier, O¿Brien, Scoles, Vollmar, and Waggoner
- Introduction and Overview
Part One Intestate Succession
- Descent and Distribution
- Treatment of Certain Categories of Potential Heirs
- Other Intestate Succession Issues
Part Two Wills
- Requirements for a Valid Will
- Changing Circumstances after Will Execution¿Property
- Changing Circumstances after Will Execution¿Persons
- Revocation of Wills
- Interpretation and Construction
- Will Contests
- Other Will Issues
Part Three Estate Administration
- Estate Administration
Part Four Nonprobate Transfers
- Reasons People Use Nonprobate Transfers
- Inter Vivos Transfers
- Co-Ownership of Property
- Multiple-Party Accounts
- Contracts
Part Five Trusts
- Introduction to Trusts
- Trust Creation
- Trust Administration
- Trust Enforcement
- Resulting Trusts
- Constructive Trusts
Part Six Other Estate Planning Concerns
- Wealth Transfer Taxation
- Disability and Death Planning
- Malpractice and Professional Responsibility
Comprehensive Examples and Explanations
Sample Will with Testamentary Trust Form
Bibliography
Tables: Uniform Probate Code Provisions; Uniform Trust Code Provisions; Internal Revenue Code Provisions
Index

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