The fourth edition of Contemporary Trusts and Estates gives students a clear understanding of the laws governing inheritance and end-of-life planning, including major uniform acts like the Uniform Probate Code and the Uniform Trust Code.
New to the Fourth Edition:
- Coverage of the 2019 amendments to the UPC and the 2017 Uniform Parentage Act
- Addition of new uniform acts including the Uniform Cohabitants' Economic Remedies Act, the Uniform...
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The fourth edition of Contemporary Trusts and Estates gives students a clear understanding of the laws governing inheritance and end-of-life planning, including major uniform acts like the Uniform Probate Code and the Uniform Trust Code.
New to the Fourth Edition:
- Coverage of the 2019 amendments to the UPC and the 2017 Uniform Parentage Act
- Addition of new uniform acts including the Uniform Cohabitants' Economic Remedies Act, the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, and the Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act
- Explanation of the Uniform Electronic Wills Act and issues raised by electronic wills
- Revisions to the material on trust protectors and directed trusts and inclusion of the Uniform Directed Trusts Act
- A discussion of the use of "silent trusts"
- A new section on future interests
- Incorporation of short explanations of charitable trusts throughout the trust chapters
- New cases added to notes and text