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Contemporary Trusts and Estates 4th edition Susan N Gary

ISBN 9781543810769

The Fourth Edition of Contemporary Trusts and Estates provides students with a clear, accessible, and up-to-date understanding of the law governing inheritance and end-of-life planning. The text offers thorough coverage of wills, trusts, and estates, with sustained attention to major uniform laws that shape modern practice, including the Uniform Probate Code and the Uniform Trust Code.

New to the Fourth Edition

• Updated coverage of the 2019 amendments to the Uniform Probate Code and the 2017 Uniform Parentage Act, reflecting important developments in family structure and inheritance law

• Introduction of additional uniform acts, including the Uniform Cohabitants’ Economic Remedies Act, the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, and the Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act

• Expanded discussion of the Uniform Electronic Wills Act, including the legal and practical issues raised by electronic wills and remote execution

• Revised and expanded treatment of trust protectors and directed trusts, incorporating the Uniform Directed Trusts Act

• New analysis of the growing use of “silent trusts” and the policy considerations they raise

• A newly added section on future interests, designed to clarify a traditionally challenging topic for students

• Integration of concise explanations of charitable trusts throughout the trust chapters, reinforcing their role in modern estate planning

• Addition of new cases in both the main text and notes to reflect recent doctrinal and practical developments

Contemporary Trusts and Estates 4th edition Susan N Gary

ISBN 9781543810769 & 978-1543810769