Wills, Trusts, and Estate Administration

Author: Hower Dennis R.

Brand: Cengage Learning

Edition: 8

Number Of Pages: 720

Details: Product Description

Succeed in your course and your paralegal career with WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, 8th Edition. This easy-to-understand text introduces the basics of estate planning and bequeathing property to others through wills and trusts, along with the laws and procedures involved, including the Uniform Probate Code. Packed with engaging, highly visual content enhanced by detailed exhibits and a writing style free of confusing legalese, the 8th Edition provides up-to-date coverage of relevant laws, court procedures, cases, tax implications, ethical considerations, and the roles paralegals and other professionals play in the process. Throughout the text, user-friendly case summaries, state-specific examples, practical assignments, detailed documents, and real-life contemporary issues prepare you for success as a paralegal in this important area of law.

Review

�The three greatest strengths of this text are: The level of detail of the information provided – This text would be excellent for degree earning students or even a paralegal course of Advanced Estate Planning; Chapter on long term care – The information included in this chapter is excellent. It is so relevant in today�s growing aging population, and uncertainty regarding health care/insurance; Forms in Appendix A – Having examples of the many probate and tax forms related to estate planning is an amazing resource.�

�This book does a great job of explaining the law in easy to understand terms with nice practical examples. It is easy to read and flows nicely.�

About the Author

Currently a practicing lawyer, Dennis R. Hower is formerly a professor for the University of Minnesota. In 1983, the university presented him with the Horace T. Morse Amoco Foundation Award for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education.

Janis Walter, professor emeritus, teaches part-time at the University of Cincinnati�s ABA-approved paralegal program. She has served as chair of the ABA�s Approval Commission on Paralegals and was a member of the Standing Committee. She participates as a Specially Designated Commissioner for the ABA on site visits across the U.S. Professor Walter is also an active member of the American Association for Paralegal Education, where she served as editor of the Paralegal Educator. She has presented at many different forums on topics ranging from teaching effectiveness to handling adoptions. Professor Waler authored The Ohio Courts, a series of widely popular case studies covering civil litigation, criminal law and family law, and she developed three learning labs for a virtual law office. Professor Walter holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a law degree from Salmon P. Chase College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Kentucky and Ohio and before the United States Supreme Court. She still practices in the areas of estate law, family law and personal injury.

Emma Wright Fletcher is assistant professor and program coordinator in the Paralegal Studies Program at the University of Cincinnati. In addition to teaching in a traditional classroom setting, Professor Wright Fletcher has implemented distance learning classes into the university’s paralegal program and has integrated technology into her traditional classes. She has participated in numerous site visits on behalf of the American Bar Association�s Approval Commission. She is also a member of the American Association for Paralegal Education. In addition, she is a partner in the Wright Law Group, where she focuses her practice on estate administration, family law and criminal law. Professor Wright Fletcher holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati and a law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Ohio.

Release Date: 01-01-2016

Package Dimensions: 23x253x1180