Publisher's Synopsis
<p> <b>Basic Wills, Trusts and Estates for Paralegals, Fifth Edition</b>, is a concise and accurate overview of wills, trusts, and estates—designed with the paralegal student in mind. This thoughtful and timely revision updates all of the tax material, law, and forms, while refreshing and enhancing the pedagogy throughout the text. </p> <p> </p> This text is available in <b>ebook</b> format from the <a href="http://store.vitalsource.com/show/9781454809654" target="_blank"> VitalSource Store</a>. <br />To download and use the ebook, you will need the free VitalSource Bookshelf software. <a href="http://support.vitalsource.com/kb/vbs-ht/download-the-latest-version-of-vitalsource-bookshelf" target="_blank"> DOWNLOAD NOW </a><br /> <a href="http://store.vitalsource.com/show/9781454809654" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" alt="VitalBook Format Available" src="http://www.aspenlaw.com/redesign/images/th-vitalsource.gif" /></a> <p> <b>Respected by instructors and popular with students, Basic Wills, Trusts and Estates for Paralegals features:</b> </p> <ul> <li> A <b>quick and straightforward introduction</b> to basic wills, trusts, and estates law </li> <li> <b>Comprehensive coverage of key topics</b>, including a <b>review of the sources of property law, trusts, and taxes</b> </li> <li> <b>Clearly written text</b> and <b>lively examples</b> that help students understand the law </li> <li> Helpful guidance for <b>drafting wills and trusts documents</b> </li> <li> A step-by-step review of <b>how to complete the entire federal estate tax return</b> </li> <li> A final chapter with a <b>state-by-state analysis of trust and estate law</b> </li> <li> <b>Continuous examples that describe four different families</b>, clearly and helpfully illustrating the intricacies of estate planning </li> <li> <b>Well-crafted pedagogy</b> that includes chapter overviews, highlighted examples, key terms, review questions, sample clauses for analysis, edited cases, chapter summaries, and end-of-chapter exercises </li> <li> An appendix of <b>useful forms </b> </li> <li> <b>A manageable length</b> that makes this book ideal for shorter courses </li> </ul> <p> <b>The carefully revised Fifth Edition includes: </b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>new learning objectives</b> at the start of each chapter </li> <li> <b>a new ethics section</b> at the end of each chapter </li> <li> <b>updated state-specific material</b> </li> <li> <b>updated tax materials</b> </li> <li> <b>new and updated forms</b> in the appendix </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
