Wills and Estates

Semester: Fall 2014
Course ID: 489N
Credit Hours: 4
Unique: 29715

Course Information

Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed (JD only)

Registration Information

Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day	Time	Location
MON, WED	11:50 am - 12:57 pm	TNH 2.140
THU	10:30 - 11:37 am	TNH 2.140

Evaluation Method

Type	Date	Time	Location
Final exam	December 9, 2014	1:30 pm	A-Z in 2.137

Description

This course deals with donative transfers of property. Included are community property, intestate succession, the execution and revocation of wills, frequently recurring drafting problems, the use of trusts, principles of fiduciary administration, future interests, the rule against perpetuities, powers of appointment, estate and gift taxation, and basic estate planning. Often, the course focuses on Texas law; indeed, one of the required texts includes the Texas Probate Code. However, the course also examines the law of other jurisdictions, as well as a variety of Uniform Acts. Prerequisites: None.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Sales Store Materials *

Johanson

UT Print Shop , edition: 2014
ISBN: none

Wills, Trusts and Estates *

Dukeminier & Sitkoff

Aspen , edition: 9th
ISBN: 9781454824572

Instructors

Johanson, Stanley M.