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Spring 2014

5339 Trusts & Wills - PALMER- 12652

Professor(s): Robert Palmer (Faculty In Memorium)

Credits: 3

Course Areas: Real Property, Trusts and Estates 

Time: 10:30a-12:00p  TTh  Location: TUII-144 

Course Outline: This course provides basic coverage of the law of wills and wills substitutes (primarily trusts), estates and future interests, and the basics of the estate tax, as well as the more important sectors of the Texas Probate Code. Treatment is designed both for those who plan to continue to Estate Planning and for those who simply need the basics.

Course Syllabus: Syllabus

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Prerequisites:  

First Day Assignments: January 14: Dukeminier & Sitkoff: Wills, Trusts, and Estates, 9th edition: Chapter 1, Section A (omit Hodel)

January 16: Dukeminier & Sitkoff: Chapter 1, Section B & C

Final Exam Schedule: 05/01 9am-Noon  144 TU2     

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Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: No

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