Administration of Wills, Trusts, and Estates (Delmar Paralegal Series) - Softcover

Brown, Gordon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0827350538 ISBN 13: 9780827350533

Publisher: Delmar Pub, 1993

Synopsis

The third edition of this text follows tradition with an easy-to-understand writing style that helps paralegal and legal assistant students comprehend a complex technical subject area. Undergraduate students who plan to work in the legal field, but who are not law students, will find this text to be very focused and to the point, yet broad in its coverage of topic areas related to wills, trusts and estates. All legal terms are clearly defined when first presented in the text. State-by-state information is presented clearly with the use of maps, tables and case studies. Charts and boxed cases help to make complex topics easier to understand. Each chapter begins with an outline, a list of outcomes, and job competencies. This is followed by a "day-at-the-office" scenario with questions about legal and ethical issues that arise. This gives the students a real world context in which to study the concepts of the chapter. Celebrity features, including photos, pique student interest while illustrating the subject at hand. At the end of each chapter, students find a summary, review questions, cases to discuss and chapter projects entitled "Sharpening Your Professional Skills" and Sharpening Your Legal Vocabulary". Instructors have applauded these unique features and appreciate the suggestions and guidelines for further research.

About this title

About the Author

Gordon Brown was a Professor of Paralegal Studies at North Shore Community College in Danvers, Massachusetts and is now retired.

Scott Myers has a J.D. from Rutgers Law School and an M.A. from Rutgers Graduate School. He has been the Director of Paralegal Studies at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. for the past 22 years, administering the program while teaching a variety of courses, including Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Introduction to Law, Legal Research and Writing, and Business Law. The program earned American Bar Association approval in 1988, and has maintained this approval since that date. Scott Myers is also a sole practitioner of law, with his current practice limited to wills and estate planning.

Review

Chapter 1: Where There's a Will Chapter 2: Estate Planning Chapter 3: A Bundle of Rights Chapter 4. Intestate Succession Chapter 5: The Last Will and Testament Chapter 6: Structure of a Model Will Chapter 7: Family Protection, Lapses, and Ademption Chapter 8: Trusts Chapter 9: Specialized Trusts Chapter 10: Probate Courts and Uniform Laws Chapter 11: The Personal Representative Chapter 12: Probating a Will and Administering an Estate Chapter 13: Estate Taxes Chapter 14: Final Choices Appendices

Edition details

• Publisher: Delmar Pub
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0827350538
• ISBN 13: 9780827350533
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 556