Trusts and Estates
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Treatises
Written by legal scholars and practitioners, treatises provide current, in-depth analysis of an area of law and include citations to relevant sources, including case law, statutes, regulations, and law journal articles.
- Scott and Ascher on Trusts
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Offers practical advice on the creation, administration, and termination of all kinds of trusts, as well as incisive analysis of the underlying principles of trust law. - Bogert's The Law of Trusts and Trustees
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Primarily reports on court decisions interpreting state law enactments of the Uniform Trust Code and the Uniform Prudent Investor Act and decisional law in the area of fiduciary duty. - Page on Wills
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This seven-volume set features an examination of topics such as the History of the Law of Wills and Testaments, the Elements of the Will, Alteration and Spoliation, Probate and Contest, construction and more. - Will Contests
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Case law concerning matters such as collateral attacks on wills, challenges to lifetime transfers, and evidence in will contests.
Restatements
- Restatement of the Law - Trusts
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Reserve (1st floor) KF730 .A84 2003 - Restatement of the Law - Property: Wills and Other Donative Transfers
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Reserve (1st floor) KF613 .A42 1999
State Law Surveys
- 50 State Statutory Surveys: Trusts & Estates
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- 50 State Statutory Surveys: Estate Planning
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Will Contests - 50 State Statutory Surveys: Estate Planning
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Amendment and Revocation of Wills - 50 State Statutory Surveys: Estate Planning
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Proving Validity of Wills - 50 State Statutory Surveys: Descent and Distribution
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Intestate Succession - 50-State Surveys, Statutes & Regulations-Estate, Gift & Trust Law
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Wills - 50-State Surveys, Statutes & Regulations-Estate, Gift & Trust Law
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Trusts - 50-State Surveys, Statutes & Regulations-Estate, Gift & Trust Law
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Beneficiary Disqualification
West Key Number System
Trusts and Estates issues are covered by different West topics in the West Key Number System. Use a key number to locate cases on your topic. See the Guide to Searching with Topic and Key Numbers.
To identify the best topic, use the Descriptive Word Index in a West Digest, such as the Federal Practice Digest 5th. Some of the relevant topics include: