
Wills, Probate and Estates
Padraic Courtney(Editor)
Oxford University Press
6th Edition
Published on 29. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
552 pages
978-0-19-880695-0 (ISBN)
Description
The sixth edition of Wills, Probate and Estates has been written to provide trainee solicitors with a clear and thorough understanding of current best practice in the area of wills, trusts, probate and the administration of estates. The manual takes into account all recent changes in legislation.
The book outlines the basic elements of a will, familiarizing trainees with the common law and statutory background, and enabling them to draft wills and simple trusts in accordance with statute and their clients' informed instructions. It then outlines how to obtain the necessary grant of representation on the death of a client, either with or without a will, and how to administer such an estate, taking into account the various obligations on the personal representative.
Wills, Probate and Estates provides succinct and practical advice, provided by solicitors for solicitors, tackling questions of practice and procedure that are of central importance not only for students on the Professional Practice Course, but also to practitioners who deal with any area of wills, trusts, probate or the administration of estates.
The book outlines the basic elements of a will, familiarizing trainees with the common law and statutory background, and enabling them to draft wills and simple trusts in accordance with statute and their clients' informed instructions. It then outlines how to obtain the necessary grant of representation on the death of a client, either with or without a will, and how to administer such an estate, taking into account the various obligations on the personal representative.
Wills, Probate and Estates provides succinct and practical advice, provided by solicitors for solicitors, tackling questions of practice and procedure that are of central importance not only for students on the Professional Practice Course, but also to practitioners who deal with any area of wills, trusts, probate or the administration of estates.
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Series
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 292 mm
Width: 207 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1372 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-880695-0 (9780198806950)
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Persons
Author
Solicitor, Consultant, Tutor and examiner, Law Society of Ireland
Probate Officer in the Courts Service and Lecturer, Law Society of Ireland
Solicitor, Tutor, Lecturer and Examiner, Law Society of Ireland
Editor
Solicitor and Lecturer/Course Manager, Law Society of Ireland
Content
1: Introduction to will drafting
2: Basic elements of a will and mutual wills
3: The legal personal representative
4: Will drafting - the rights of spouses/civil partners, cohabitants and children
5: Instructions, attendance, and execution
6: Introduction to administration of estates
7: Introduction to probate practice
8: Extracting a grant of administration with will annexed
9: Extracting a grant of administration intestate
10: Second and subsequent grants (de bonis non grants)
11: Non-contentious applications (either to the Probate Officer or to the Court)
12: Administration after the grant has issued
13: Beneficiaries including: spouses/civil partners, cohabitants, and children of the deceased
14: Obligations, duties, and claims on the estate
15: Distributing the estates, vesting of property, and finalising matters
2: Basic elements of a will and mutual wills
3: The legal personal representative
4: Will drafting - the rights of spouses/civil partners, cohabitants and children
5: Instructions, attendance, and execution
6: Introduction to administration of estates
7: Introduction to probate practice
8: Extracting a grant of administration with will annexed
9: Extracting a grant of administration intestate
10: Second and subsequent grants (de bonis non grants)
11: Non-contentious applications (either to the Probate Officer or to the Court)
12: Administration after the grant has issued
13: Beneficiaries including: spouses/civil partners, cohabitants, and children of the deceased
14: Obligations, duties, and claims on the estate
15: Distributing the estates, vesting of property, and finalising matters