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Class times for Fall, 2008 have not been released yet.258 sec. 1 - Wills & Trusts (Fall 2008)
Instructor: Michael C. Ferguson (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 3
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Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49640
The general public assumes that all lawyers can do two things: try a case and write a will. Most lawyers can’t do either. This course is de¬signed to rem¬edy that situation in part by introducing students to the basics of estate planning and ad¬min¬is¬tration. It should be taken by most students--if for no other reason then that it is a Bar course. The course will cover: the changing nature of the family; the law of intestate succession; statutory Family Protection schemes; community property; re¬stric¬tions on Testation; the role, preparation and construction of Wills; the uses, cre¬ation, construction and termination of Trusts; rudimentary tax consid¬era¬tions in the estate planning process; the use of future inter¬ests and pow¬ers of appointment; the mechanics of Estate Administration (in¬clu¬ding an examination of Probate and of alter¬natives to Probate); the role and re¬spon¬sibil¬ities of fiduciaries; the role of the attorney in the Estate Planning process; and the Rules of Profess¬ional Respon¬sibility as they apply to the estate attorney. Grades will be based on a take home examination, consisting of three questions designed to test three different skills. Course materials: Dukeminier and Johanson Wills, Trusts & Estates (7th Ed. 2005); California Probate Code; supplementary materials in a Course Reader.
Exam Notes: TH
Course Category: Tax, Estates, and Trusts
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