Principles of Wills, Trusts and Estates: Concise Hornbook (HORNBOOK SERIES STUDENT EDITION) - Softcover

McGovern, William M.; Kurtz, Sheldon F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0314156178 ISBN 13: 9780314156174

Publisher: West Group, 2005

Synopsis

Provides an overview of federal gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax laws for the law student or practitioner. Grantor trust rules affecting the wealth disposition process are also addressed. Other subjects include intestacy, succession, power of disposition limits, transfer requirements, revocation, extrinsic evidence, incapacity, and undue influence. Examines trusts and their alternatives, changes in will execution, and problems of construction in future interests. Overviews the Federal Transfer Tax laws relating to estates and trusts, deductions in computing taxable estates, asset valuation, and credits. Generally, emphasis is placed on the Uniform Probate Code throughout the text. The book closely tracks the hardcover Hornbook. The same Section numbers are used, making it easy for readers of the Concise Hornbook to find more detail in the hardcover Hornbook when necessary.

About this edition

• Publisher: West Group
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0314156178
• ISBN 13: 9780314156174
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 526