Contemporary Trusts and Estates

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- New problems, exercises and cases ¿ Post-Obergefell v. Hodges developments for same-sex families
- More material on decanting and the new Uniform Trust Decanting Act
- Inclusion of the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act
- Discussion of planning for digital assets
- Incorporation of 2016 ACTEC Commentary on the Model Rules