Understanding Trusts and Estates, Third Edition, 2003

by Roger W. Andersen, Professor of Law, University of Toledo College of Law

            This new edition updates a text praised by students and professors alike. The author offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the law governing wills, trusts, and future interests. Understanding Trusts and Estates engages students with clear writing, realistic examples, and helpful graphic representations of present and future interests. By integrating the Uniform Probate Code, the Uniform Trust Code and the new Restatements into discussions of traditional doctrine, this treatise promotes a thorough understanding of both fundamental and current issues.

           In addition to explaining basic concepts and significant cases and statutes, this text provides step-by-step tools for analyzing topics as diverse as spousal election, future interests and slayers’ statutes. Footnotes increase student understanding by providing internal cross-references and additional examples. Citations to journals, treatises, and current books aid further research.

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