Wills, Trusts, and Estates

This is the revised edition of a text designed for use in a course on trusts and decedents’ estates and as an introduction to estate planning. The authors note that they are interested in function over form and therefore have pruned away mechanical matters, such as a step-by-step discussion of how to probate a will and settle an estate, that can be found elsewhere; they’ve also sought out the historical roots of modern law to illuminate its continuing growth. They declare the text’s “In a changing reality the human drama abides. Trusts and estates is a field concerned fundamentally with people.” Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)