Various Means of Passing Your Wealth on Death

Alexandra Braun & Anne Roethel recently published an Article entitled, Exploring Means of Transferring Wealth on Death: A Comparative Perspective, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 40-2016 (2016). Provided below is an abstract of the Article:

Will-substitutes are mechanisms that are functionally equivalent to wills and that allow the disposition of property on death outside the sphere of traditional succession law rules. This chapter provides an overview of the principal means through which property can be disposed of on death across a number of jurisdictions. It further offers a discussion of the rationale behind their use and explores the challenges these mechanisms present for the operation and functioning of succession law.