Items related to Principles of Wills, Trusts and Estates (Concise Hornbook...

Principles of Wills, Trusts and Estates (Concise Hornbook Series) - Softcover

Book 12 of 94: Concise Hornbook Series

Jr., William McGovern; Kurtz, Sheldon; English, David

 
9780314273574: Principles of Wills, Trusts and Estates (Concise Hornbook Series)

Synopsis

This book introduces students to the federal gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax laws; grantor trust rules affecting the wealth disposition process; and the income tax rules applicable to estates and trusts. It covers recent cases and secondary literature and, reflecting the current trend toward globalization, it also includes a discussion of comparative law. It emphasizes the lawyer's role as drafter or estate planner and suggests ways to avoid problems that otherwise lead to litigation. It closely tracks the authors? more detailed hornbook, using the same section numbers for easy retrieval of information in the longer version.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.