Principles of Wills, Trusts, and Estates
- ISBN-10
- 0314156178
- ISBN-13
- 9780314156174
- Category
- Law / Estates & Trusts
- Pages
- 512
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Thomson/West
- Authors
- William M. McGovern, Sheldon F. Kurtz
Description
This book covers recent cases and secondary literature. Reflecting the current trend to globalization, it also includes a discusssion of comparative law. The book emphasizes the lawyer's role as drafter or "estate planner." All the chapters suggest ways to avoid problems which otherwise lead to litigation. 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. The book will closely track the authors more detailed Hornbook. The Section numbers will be the same so it will be easy for readers to find more information in the larger version when they want it.
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