Wills Trusts and Estates 12th Edition By Robert Sitkoff, Jesse Dukeminier
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Wills Trusts and Estates 12th Edition By Robert Sitkoff, Jesse Dukeminier

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The 12th edition of Wills, Trusts, and Estates by Robert H. Sitkoff and Jesse Dukeminier, published by Aspen Publishing, covers the foundational principles, statutory frameworks, and modern judicial developments of wealth transfer law. [1, 2]
Core Chapters and Topics
  • Freedom of Disposition: Introduction to the constitutional and public policy boundaries governing the right to pass property at death.
  • Intestate Succession: Rules for property distribution when a decedent dies without a will, including default estate plans, advancements, and the "slayer rule".
  • Will Formalities and Execution: Statutes governing the signing, witnessing, and modern technological integration of wills.
  • Will Contests and Capacity: Legal doctrines concerning mental capacity, undue influence, fraud, and duress.
  • Will Construction: Rules regarding the interpretation of ambiguous wills, including lapse, anti-lapse statutes, and survivorship conditions.
  • Trust Creation and Structure: Core characteristics of trusts, fiduciary obligations, and requirements for a valid trust.
  • Nonprobate Transfers: Mechanisms like revocable trusts, life insurance, and payable-on-death contracts.
  • Estate Administration: The probate process, duties of personal representatives, and the closing of estates.
  • Wealth Transfer Taxation: Overviews of estate and gift tax interactions, alongside discussions on social policy surrounding wealth inequality.
  • Planning for Incapacity: Powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and elder law protections. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Key Updates New to the 12th Edition
  • Digital and Electronic Wills: A rewritten segment detailing video wills, changing case law, and electronic storage updates.
  • Revocable Trust Revocation: Extensively revised guidance on judicial shifts in trust revocation protocols.
  • Principal and Income Adjustments: Expanded focus on a trustee's power to adjust allocations amid changing market realities.
  • Conflicts of Laws: Enhanced analysis regarding domestic and global law reform efforts in cross-border estate planning.
  • Economic Inequality & Wealth Taxes: Up-to-date commentary on proposals for wealth taxation and structural financial gaps. [1, 2]

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Conflicts of Laws: Enhanced analysis regarding domestic and global law reform efforts in cross-border estate planning Digital and Electronic Wills: video wills changing case law and electronic storage updates Economic Inequality & Wealth Taxes: proposals for wealth taxation and structural financial gaps Estate Administration: The probate process duties of personal representatives and the closing of estates Intestate Succession: Rules for property distribution when a decedent dies without a will ISBN-13‏ : ‎ 979-8892075121 ISBN: 9798892075107 ISBN:9798892075114 Nonprobate Transfers: Mechanisms like revocable trusts life insurance and payable-on-death contracts Planning for Incapacity: Powers of attorney healthcare directives and elder law Principal and Income Adjustments: focus on a trustee's power to adjust allocations amid changing market realities Revocable Trust Revocation: revised guidance on judicial shifts in trust revocation protocols Trust Creation and Structure: trusts fiduciary obligations and requirements for a valid trust Wealth Transfer Taxation: estate and gift tax interactions Will Construction: Rules regarding the interpretation of ambiguous wills including lapse anti-lapse statutes Will Contests and Capacity: Legal doctrines concerning mental capacity Will Formalities and Execution: governing the signing witnessing and modern technological integration of wills
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