Wade Parks Colorado Law Of Wills Trusts And Fiduciary Administration

Commonly referred to as Wade/Parks, this longtime favorite and indispensable resource for Colorado probate practitioners covers every aspect of trust and estate administration. Written and updated by former Denver Probate Judge James R. Wade, this comprehensive treatise is based on the seminal treatise by the late Howard E. Parks, Colorado Probate Practice Manual. It provides a thorough commentary on the law of wills, trusts, and fiduciary administration, focusing on leading Colorado cases, the Colorado probate code, and related fiduciary statutes.

Written by former Denver Probate Judge James R. Wade, this fourth edition of the Colorado Probate System provides a step-by-step process for estate administration in Colorado. A must-have for lawyers and legal support staff, this book provides checklists, forms and letters necessary for successfully opening, administering and closing an estate in Colorado.

Retaining the late Jesse Dukeminier's signature blend of wit, erudition, insight, and playfulness, Wills, Trusts, and Estates, now in its Eighth Edition, continues to offer interesting cases, well written notes, and a logical organization. The Eight Edition's new Companion Website, available with adoptions, includes an electronic version of the Teacher's Manual, PowerPoint slides on selected topics, and author updates. A stellar example of a great casebook, Wills, Trusts, and Estates features: eminently clear presentation of topics comprehensive substantive coverage inspired case selection engaging notes, questions, and problems that connect and highlight legal themes and principles humorous and illustrative cartoons, art, photographs, and other images a detailed Teacher's Manual that answers every question and problem posed in the casebook and includes comments on material cited in the text, analyses, comments, syllabus notes, and teaching suggestions With many new and revised notes, questions, and problems, the carefully updated Eighth Edition explores: New developments in law reform by the ALI and NCCUSL, such as: the 2008 Amendments to the Uniform Probate Code, including validation of notarized wills, reformation of wills for mistake, and a reworking of the spousal share the Uniform Power of Attorney Act further progress in the Restatement (Third) of Trusts and Restatement (Third) of Property Ongoing developments in the law, in such areas as: inheritance rights for same-sex partners the posthumous right of publicity the power of an agent to alter an incompetent principal's estate plan liberalized rules of trust modification and termination, and of trustee removal standing for donors in suits against the trustees of charitable trusts perpetual trusts and self-settled asset protection trusts Increasingly important topics such as: the movement to cure will execution defects and reform mistakes in wills fiduciary administration and trust investment law will contests, particularly the law of capacity and insane delusion Co-authors Robert Sitkoff and James Lindgren took great care to preserve the voice and spirit of Jesse Dukeminier, while fulfilling the trust and expectation among users for timely and relevant coverage, cases, and note material. *Teacher's Manuals are a professional courtesy offered to professors only. For more information or to request a copy, please contact Aspen Publishers at 800-950-5259 or [email protected].

Wills, Trusts, and Estates

Wills, Trusts, and Estates: The Essentials (“Essentials”) offers a sleek and slender presentation of wealth transfer law for an introductory law school course. Written by widely recognized scholars in the field, this text comprehensively yet concisely covers the core legal principles that are tested on the bar exam and essential to a trusts and estates practice. For a fresh perspective, Essentials incorporates current events, lively cases, and engaging examples. It also enables students to maximize out-of-class preparation time by delivering information efficiently in a streamlined and straightforward way. Each chapter contains: (1) clearly explained summaries of each doctrine, (2) explanatory narration accompanying all relevant statutory authority, (3) thoroughly edited judicial opinions followed by analytical questions and answers, and (4) realistic problem sets designed for classroom instruction that illustrate and apply each concept. New to the Second Edition: Additional core topics, including: federal constitutional law and racial discrimination in testamentary gifts; survival and wrongful death actions; forgery; tortious interference with an inheritance expectancy; electronic and do-it-yourself wills; tax apportionment clauses; waiver of spousal elective share by agreement; revocation of insurance beneficiary designations; directed trusts; and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. New cases, including recent decisions by the United States Supreme Court, and new statutes, including uniform acts on electronic wills and directed trusts. New selection of meaningful secondary sources, including relevant empirical scholarship drawn from our own research and other prominent scholars. Professors and students will benefit from: A text that makes a challenging course accessible, lively, and interactive. It is concise yet comprehensive, and adaptable for two, three, and four credit courses. An emphasis on the development of problem-solving skills by presenting problem sets that allow students to apply newly learned legal doctrine in realistic scenarios, mostly based on litigated cases. Many problem sets are as detail-rich as the cases, which facilitates in-depth discussion of doctrinal nuance. Legal doctrine explained up front and in plain English. According to student feedback, the inclusion of plain English doctrinal summaries often obviates the need for students to purchase a study supplement. For professors, this format provides a baseline on which to build a livelier and sophisticated classroom discussion of the cases and problem sets. The questions and answers following the judicial decisions that encourage student self-assessment. Accompanying family tree diagrams in the textbook (and on the PowerPoint teaching slides) in addition to most judicial opinions, thereby allowing students to quickly ascertain the facts of each case and focus on the application of law.