Succession, Wills and Probate
eBook - ePub

Succession, Wills and Probate

  1. 392 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Succession, Wills and Probate

About this book

Succession, Wills and Probate is an ideal textbook for those taking an undergraduate course in this surprisingly vibrant subject, and also provides a clear and comprehensive introduction for professionals. Against an account of the main social and political themes of succession law, the book gives detailed explanations of core topics such as alternatives to wills and the making, altering and revocation of wills. It also explains personal representatives and how they should deal with a deceased person's estate and interpret and implement the will. Gifts may fail, estates may be insolvent or a person may die intestate, without a will at all. Increasingly relatives and others seek to challenge the will, for example on the grounds of the testator's capacity or under the law of family provision.

This third edition is edited, updated and revised to take account of new legislation and case law across all the relevant issues, including a new final chapter dealing with the potentially contentious issues that are becoming more central to professional work in the field of succession.

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Yes, you can access Succession, Wills and Probate by Caroline Sawyer,Miriam Spero in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Civil Law. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781317479680
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Civil Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Figures
  6. Preface
  7. Table of Cases
  8. Table of Statutes
  9. Table of Statutory Instruments
  10. 1 History
  11. 2 Will Substitutes
  12. 3 Nature and Characteristics of a Will
  13. 4 Capacity to Make a Will
  14. 5 Formalities for the Execution of Wills
  15. 6 Special Wills
  16. 7 Revocation of Wills
  17. 8 Alteration, Republication and Revival
  18. 9 Intestate Succession
  19. 10 The Classification and Failure of Gifts
  20. 11 Construction of Wills
  21. 12 Personal Representatives
  22. 13 Administration of Estates
  23. 14 Tax and Tax Planning
  24. 15 Family Provision
  25. 16 Problem-Solving and Contentious Issues
  26. Index