Buch, Englisch, 1072 Seiten, Format (B × H): 198 mm x 259 mm, Gewicht: 1878 g
Reihe: Aspen Casebook Series
Buch, Englisch, 1072 Seiten, Format (B × H): 198 mm x 259 mm, Gewicht: 1878 g
Reihe: Aspen Casebook Series
ISBN: 978-1-4548-7642-7
Verlag: ASPEN PUBL
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- All new section on trust decanting, now recognized in 25 states, with attention to the breadth of statutory and case law treatments of decanting
- Reworked coverage of same-sex marriage in light of Obergefell v. Hodges and refreshed treatment of inheritance rights for cohabiting unmarried partners
- Updated and expanded coverage of wealth and income inequality
- Refreshed treatment, with updated case law, on undue influence
- Attention to new case law and statutory developments in will execution and reformation of wills for mistake
- Revised and clarified coverage of revocable trusts and other nonprobate transfers and the difficult relationship of state wealth transfer law with federal pension law
- Updated treatment of trust fiduciary law, including new case law and statutory developments on directed trusts, waiver of fiduciary duties, and trust investment law
- Revised treatment of creditor rights to beneficial interests in trust, with attention to choice-of-law rules and growing statutory recognition of self-settled asset protection trusts
