"This is the best student guide to estates and future interests that I have come across in fifteen years of law teaching."
-Michael Rustad, Co-editor, Bimonthly Review of Law Books

This book is a concise guide to understanding the basics of estates and future interests. It explains, in simple and understandable terms, the various types of present and future interests that exist. Additionally, the rule against perpetuities is broken down into a simple set of easily understandable steps. The book provides clear definitions of the relevant terminology and the black letter rules of law which are critical to understanding this area of law. This is coupled with numerous explanatory examples that illustrate the application of the rules so that the reader can gain a quick and clear working knowledge of this area of law. Each chapter concludes with a summary outline covering the important points in the chapter. Practice problems, with explanations, are included to allow readers to apply the understanding they have gained from the book. A Concise Guide to the Nuts & Bolts of Estates and Future Interests is ideal for students in a first-year property course. Additionally, it is useful for students in an upper level course covering wills, trusts and estates where a knowledge of estates and future interests is necessary.

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Andrew Beckerman-Rodau is a professor of law and co-director of the Intellectual Property Law Concentration at Suffolk University Law School in Boston.

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