Issues related to estate planning; including function of the lawyer, ethical issues, estates not subject to tax, basic elements of tax-oriented planning, living trusts, health care issues, gift strategies.

TRUSTS AND ESTATES

LAW 734

Examination of legal and real-world aspects of transmission of property, usually at death. Covers such topics as intestate succession (dying without a will), wills, trusts and will substitutes, limitations on the disposition of assets and the impact of the Marital Property Act, powers of attorney and end-of-life decision making, and basic issues in the taxation of gifts and transfers at death. In addition to legal fundamentals, strong focus on legal practice-i.e., on how the law plays out on the ground.

SELECTED PROBLEMS IN FAMILY LAW-SEMINAR

LAW 939

Topics reflect interests of instructor and students.

THE USE OF TRUSTS IN ESTATE PLANNING

LAW 772

Survey of common uses of trusts in estate planning, with a focus on drafting of appropriate provisions to accomplish estate planning objectives.