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Wills and Trusts in a Nutshell

6th Edition
Sherri L. Burr
ISBN: 9781685611897
Subject: Trusts And Estates
Format: Print - Softbound
Page Count: 389
Copyright: 2023 | Status: In Stock
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The sixth edition of this book updates laws affecting intestate succession, wills, guardianships, and trusts. It introduces wills and trust terminology to the lay audience and summarizes the law included in the Uniform Probate Code, Uniform Trust Code, Uniform Principal and Income Act, Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, Uniform Prudent Investor Act, and the Restatement of Trusts. To illustrate legal issues this book utilizes problems arising from celebrity peccadilloes and well-known deaths, such as those of Abraham Lincoln, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Prince, and the mother/daughter team of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. The book can be adopted to supplement a traditional wills and trusts class or as the sole text for a seminar. With clarified language, the book is also accessible to the general public interested in learning more about this complex topic.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Nutshells
Publication Date: 10/20/2022

Sherri L. Burr, University of New Mexico School of Law

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  • This 6th Edition updates tax information related to Estate Planning
  • This 6th Edition adds references to additional cases to clarify complex topics
  • This 6th Edition clarifies the importance of the current version of the Uniform Prudent Investor Act regarding Trustee Management of Trusts
  • This 6th Edition writes about guardianship matters in an easier to understand manner
  • This 6th Edition uses more celebrity examples to illustrate wills and trusts matters

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