California Statutory Supplement

The following is adapted from an e-mail sent by Aspen Publishers:

A California Companion for the Course in Wills, Trusts & Estates
Susan F. French, UCLA School of Law
2006. Approx. 262 pages. Paperback. ISBN:  0-7355-6436-1

At only 262 pages, A California Companion is the perfect supplement for your next wills, trusts, & estates course.  All bar statutes are included and clearly marked.  The additional statutes and cases included, which are described below, give students a good picture of California law without unduly increasing their reading assignments.

Included statutes cover:

• intestate succession
• wills, no-contest clauses
• non-probate transfers
• disqualified transferees
• powers of appointment
• future interests
• rights of creditors to reach trust assets

Twenty edited cases round out students’ understanding of California law covering:

• rights of adopted and non-marital children
• equitable adoption
• requirements for execution and revocation of formal and holographic wills
• forfeiture for elder abuse
• disqualified transferees
• attorney liability to intended beneficiaries for malpractice
• the “safe harbor” under no-contest clause statutes
• rights of creditors in trust assets

Information about current California Law Revision Commission studies that may result in statutory changes is also included. Materials are organized for ease of use with chapters corresponding to major topics covered in most casebooks, a detailed table of contents, a table of bar statutes, a table of other statutes, and a table of cases. A California Companion for the Course in Wills, Trusts & Estates will simplify your life and enrich your course, without overburdening or bankrupting your students.

Note that a state-specific supplement is also available for Texas, Texas Estate Planning Statutes — 2006 Student Edition.