This edition is a mine of information and expertise packed with valuable practice tips; this is the most current and comprehensive single-volume estate planning resource available. Providing theoretical grounding and a practice-oriented approach, Price and Donaldson show how to handle the full range of estate planning problems and techniques.
A mine of information and expertise packed with valuable practice tips; this is the most current and comprehensive single-volume estate planning resource available. Providing theoretical grounding and a practice-oriented approach, Price shows how to handle the full range of estate planning problems and techniques.
This casebook introduces students to the principles of estate planning and challenges them to analyze simulated client scenarios. Featuring a case-study and problems approach in which the principles of estate planning are first introduced and then demonstrated through student analysis of short exercises and simulated client situations. A forms supplement on a CD is an additional tool for giving students practice with drafting exercises.
The third edition of Contemporary Trusts and Estates captures the rapid evolution of doctrine in trusts and estates law that has occurred over the past half-century in response to profound societal and demographic changes. Based on recent developments in legal education, this casebook integrates legal analysis, judgment and perspective, ethics, and practice skills. It focuses simultaneously on the theoretical foundations and practical applications of the material, teaching students by using traditional case analysis and, at the professor’s option, innovative exercises. Features: Newly designed, with Wills now presented before Trusts New problems, exercises and cases ¿ Post-Obergefell v. Hodges developments for same-sex families More material on decanting and the new Uniform Trust Decanting Act Inclusion of the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act Discussion of planning for digital assets Incorporation of 2016 ACTEC Commentary on the Model Rules
This textbook for students of estate planning covers the subject in a client-oriented approach from initial client interview to post-mortem planning. Professional responsibility, ethics, and potential malpractice issues are stressed throughout the book.
Now you can help your students learn the principles of estate planning by working on the kind of problems clients actually present. Case Studies in Estate Planning with Abridged Student Forms gives students hands-on experience that will prepare them for practice. the authors make their book both efficient and effective: Case studies in every chapter emphasize problems that arise in the estate planning process. the principles of estate planning are first introduced, then demonstrated through short exercises and simulated client situations. Exercises and case studies explore a broad variety of issues for great flexibility in teaching. Each chapter begins with an overview, then moves to more detailed discussion of legal doctrines and principles. an electronic forms supplement on CD supports a drafting component To The course. the book progresses from fundamental to more sophisticated topics. Organization presents a life-cycle progression, reflecting the changing needs of clients from youth through old age. Coverage of federal tax issues can be omitted at the professor's discretion. End-of-chapter bibliographies provide extensive reference sources. Can be used with a variety of other material. to capture student attention, The book presents high-interest materials, such as: Client conflicts of interest in diverse circumstances. Medical care directives, organ and tissue donations, and final arrangement instructions. Marital agreements. Transfer on death deeds. Asset protection techniques. Section 529 plans and other educational savings gift structures. Tax planning for retirement assets. Spend some time examining this new casebook and see for yourself how skillfully the authors help you lead students to enlightenment.
Widely hailed as one of the best casebooks in legal education, this comprehensive text combines interesting cases, thoughtful analysis, notes, images, and a clear organization for an excellent teaching tool. Cartoons, illustrations, case documents, and photographs provide engaging visual commentary. Sidebars on relevant persons, places, and things provide interesting and sometimes humorous context. New to the Eleventh Edition: New section on will execution during the COVID-19 pandemic, with attention to reconciling “presence” with social distancing Updated and completely revised section on electronic or digital wills, with attention to the latest cases and statutes Updated to account for the 2021 and 2019 revisions to the Uniform Probate Code that, among other things, eliminated gender-based distinctions and expanded recognition of non-biological parent-child relationships Updated coverage of wealth and income inequality and new material on recent proposals for a wealth tax Updated and completely revised section on trust decanting, with attention to the latest statutory and case law developments Updated and completely revised section on asset protection trusts, with attention to key choice-of-law and fraudulent transfer principles Professors and students will benefit from: Unique blend of wit, erudition, insight, and playfulness retained from the late Jesse Dukeminier Organization that covers all the key topics in a logical and clear format Interesting cases that are not only fun to read, but fun to teach Cases enhanced and connected to broader legal principles by well-written connective text, notes, questions, problems, and sidebars Arresting two-color design Cartoons, illustrations, wills and other case documents, and photographs that provide visual commentary and teaching aids
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