"You may be pleasantly surprised to learn that Trusts and Estates is not about dead people. Rather, it is the study of ways to help living people solve real family problems. If your clients have aging parents, if they have just lost a spouse, if they have young children, if they seek to save taxes, if they are anticipating their own retirement and possible disability, you can help. You will have the opportunity to offer them a wide variety of ideas, tools you can use together to craft a solution. Such a task is both interesting and challenging: interesting because of the interplay between intellectual ideas and individual personalities; challenging because of the required attention to detail and the number of choices faced...." Understanding Trusts and Estates.

 

In Understanding Trusts and Estates, the author offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the law governing wills, trusts, and future interests. The treatise engages readers 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.