Drafting Wills and Trusts - Softcover

Marsh, Lucy A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1600420753 ISBN 13: 9781600420757

Publisher: Vandeplas Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Drafting effective wills and trust allows property to be given to the people or institutions that matter most to an individual. This book explains how to do the special, thoughtful drafting required by anyone who truly cares about distribution of property, care of elderly parents, guardians for young children, or care for pets after the owner is gone. The book is richly illustrated by samples of techniques used in the actual wills and trusts of well-known Americans. Topics covered include: WHAT HAPPENS WITHOUT A WILL; CAPACITY TO MAKE A WILL; SELECTING THE TRUSTEES; DESIGNING PET TRUSTS. Realistic, thought-provoking DRAFTING EXERCISES followed by detailed POINTERS FOR DRAFTING help the reader develop the skills needed for effective drafting. The concluding chapters cover related documents, including: MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY, MEDICAL DIRECTIVES and LIVING WILLS. About the author: Lucy Marsh, Professor of Law at University of Denver Sturm College of Law is a native to Denver. She is a 1963 graduate of Smith College and a 1966 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. While attending the University of Michigan, she played a key role in setting up the first legal clinic in Ann Arbor to serve the underprivileged. She has led a distinguished career as an attorney, professor and advocate for community causes. Admitted to the bar in both Connecticut and Colorado, she was the first woman elected to the Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Section's Title Standards Committee, served the city as member of the Denver District Attorney's Office in the 1970's, was a commissioner to the Colorado Real Estate Commission, and provided legal assistance to the Colorado AIDS project. Her academic career at the University of Denver began in 1973 as a part time professor and led up to her present position as a full professor in 1982. Since that time she was voted DU Professor of the Year in 1985 and was elected by the students in 1987 to give the commencement address. She now leads a unique program in which the students in her Trust and Estates classes participate in a Will's Lab, providing free services for the indigent and elderly. She also employs a unique teaching tool called the Technicolor System, attributed to her father, Thompson Marsh, to assist in the learning process by color coding different types of information in student's legal drafts

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About the Author

Prof. Lucy A. Marsh is a graduate of Smith College and the University of Michigan Law School. She is currently admitted to practice in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. She has enjoyed teaching Civil Procedure, and various other courses, at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law for more than forty years. She believes that analysis of new, interesting cases are the best way to help students understand the complexities, challenges, and importance of the rules of civil procedure. The field is constantly changing. It is important that students learn the techniques for effective litigation in today's world, including electronic discovery and some multi-national litigation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Vandeplas Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1600420753
• ISBN 13: 9781600420757
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286