Publisher's Synopsis
<p> Using an effective “learn by doing” approach, <b>Wills, Trusts, and Estates for Legal Assistants </b>emphasizes examples and applications, and includes hundreds of real life situations with detailed explanations. Students understand what the rules of law mean and how they apply in a real world context. The complete topic coverage introduces wills and trusts, intestate succession, estate administration, nonprobate transfers, and other estate planning issues such as taxes and malpractice. A balanced, experienced author team skillfully blends theory with practice. Extensive pedagogy reinforces the text, with marginal terms and a glossary, ethical points, checklists, practice tips, and sample forms. The instructor's manual provides a summary of chapters, a model course outline, exam questions, assignment ideas, exercises, and a research guide for wills, trusts, and estates. </p> This text is available in <b>ebook</b> format from the <a target="_blank" href="http://store.vitalsource.com/show/9781454828778"> VitalSource Store</a>. <br />To download and use the ebook, you will need the free VitalSource Bookshelf software. <a target="_blank" href="http://support.vitalsource.com/kb/vbs-ht/download-the-latest-version-of-vitalsource-bookshelf"> DOWNLOAD NOW </a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://store.vitalsource.com/show/9781454828778"><img style="border:0;" alt="VitalBook Format Available" src="http://www.aspenlaw.com/redesign/images/th-vitalsource.gif" /></a> <p> The <b>Fourth Edition</b> has been brought up-to-date, reflecting recent developments such as the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 and its impact on Federal gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. The 2008 amendments to the Uniform Probate Code are presented along with important new material on trust protectors, the rights of same-sex partners, and physician-assisted suicide. </p> <p> <b>Features: </b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>“learning by doing”</b> approach <ul> <li> emphasis on examples, applications, and exercises </li> <li> hundreds real life situations with detailed explanations </li> </ul> </li> <li> complete<b> topic coverage </b> <ul> <li> wills and trusts </li> <li> intestate succession </li> <li> estate administration </li> <li> nonprobate transfers trusts </li> <li> estate planning issues such as taxes and malpractice </li> </ul> </li> <li> extensive <b>pedagogy </b> <ul> <li> marginal terms and glossary </li> <li> ethical points </li> <li> checklists </li> <li> practice tips and sample forms </li> </ul> </li> <li> balanced, experienced <b>author team</b> combines theory and practice </li> <li> <b>instructor's manual </b> <ul> <li> summary of chapters </li> <li> a model course outline </li> <li> exam questions, assignment ideas, and exercises </li> <li> research guide for wills, trusts, and estates </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:10.0;" left="10.0"> Thoroughly updated, the revised<b> Fourth Edition </b>presents recent developments and trends including: </p> <ul> <li> <b>Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010</b> and its impact on Federal gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes </li> <li> 2008 amendments to the<b> Uniform Probate Code</b> </li> <li> <b>trust protectors</b> </li> <li> rights of<b>same-sex partners</b> </li> <li> <b>physician-assisted suicide</b> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:10.0;" left="10.0"> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
