Law of wills /

"The purpose of this casebook is to train law students to think and act like probate attorneys. This book is meant to be used in conjunction with the author's book on the law of trusts. This book's focus is problem-solving and legal application; the book includes numerous problems, so...

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Main Author: Lewis, Browne C. (Author)
Corporate Author: Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Chicago, Ill.] : CALI® eLangdell® Press, [2016]
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520 |a "The purpose of this casebook is to train law students to think and act like probate attorneys. This book is meant to be used in conjunction with the author's book on the law of trusts. This book's focus is problem-solving and legal application; the book includes numerous problems, so law students can learn to apply the law they learn from reading the cases. It also contains collaborative learning exercises to encourage students to engage in group problem-solving. The book is divided into three parts to reflect the main types of issues that students will encounter if they practice probate law. The book's organization mirrors the manner in which probate law is practiced in the real world 
520 |a The book starts with an examination of the intestacy system because the majority of people die without executing a will. Therefore, most of the legal issues a probate lawyer faces center around the intestacy system. Unlike the typical wills casebook, this book provides a detailed discussion of the intestacy system. A chapter on ethics is included because probate attorneys encounter ethical issues that are different from attorneys practicing in other areas of law. 
520 |a The second part of the book includes an exploration of the testacy system. It is arranged so professors can lead students from the client interview to the will execution. The first three chapters of this section deal with issues that directly impact the existence of the inheritance system. It analyzes a person's ability to control the disposition of his or her property after death. This serves as the students' first introduction to the power of the "dead hand". These chapters are included to start a public policy discussion about the rights of the dead, the right of heirs, and the necessity of an inheritance system. I tell my students that, when executing a will, they must think of the ways that it can be contested. In addition, I tell them that a will can be contested on two fronts-an attack on the testator and an attack on the will. Two chapters in this part highlight the ways that the testator's ability to execute a valid will may questioned 
520 |a The final chapters in this unit show the issues that can be raised to dispute the validity of the will. They also explain the different types of wills that are available. The final part of the book deals with non-probate transfers. These chapters are included to show students the other devises that people can use to distribute their property. That knowledge is important because the majority of people use these procedures to transfer their property. At the end of the semester, my students have to draft a will based upon a fact pattern that I give them. I intentionally include non-probate property in order to see if they will attempt to distribute that using the will."--E-book download page 
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505 0 |a Part I -- The Intestacy System -- Chapter One: Ethically Representing the Elderly Client -- Chapter Two: Intestacy System (Basic Overview) -- Chapter Three: Intestacy System (Surviving Spouse) -- Chapter Four: The Intestacy System (Marital and Adopted Children) -- Chapter Five: Intestacy (Non-Marital Children, Stepchildren and Foster Children) -- Chapter Six: Intestacy (Children of Assisted Reproductive Technology) -- Part II -- The Testacy System -- Chapter Seven: Testamentary Freedom -- Chapter Eight: Disinheritance -- Chapter Nine: Testamentary Capacity (Mental Competency and Insane Delusion) -- Chapter Ten: Testamentary Capacity (Undue Influence, Duress and Fraud) -- Chapter Eleven: Attested Wills -- Chapter Twelve: Non-Attested Wills -- Chapter Thirteen: Additional Doctrines Impacting Wills -- Chapter Fourteen: Mistakes and Curative Doctrines -- Chapter Fifteen: The Stale Will Problem -- Part III -- Nonprobate Transfers -- Chapter Sixteen: Will Substitutes 
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