LAW582
Wills & Administration
(Bonora & Lafuente)
Prerequisite courses:
Prerequisite for:
Instructor(s): Doris Bonora & Erin Lafuente
Course credit: 3
Method of presentation: Lecture
METHOD OF EVALUATION
Draft Estate Documents:
Students will draft a Will, Enduring Power of Attorney, and
Personal Directive that will collectively worth 60% of their
final grade.
Case Presentation:
Students will chose one case to present the facts on, and
facilitate class discussion. This presentation will be worth
30% of the Students’ final grade.
Class Participation:
Involvement in class discussion will account for 10% of
the Students’ final grade.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will examine the law of wills and succession in Alberta. Major topics will include the nature of testamentary instruments; the creation of wills; the proof of wills; the interpretation of wills; and intestate succession.
The objective is to provide students with a foundation for drafting testamentary instruments, identifying issues for clients, and understanding key concepts in drafting and interpreting wills and in the administration of estates.
SPECIAL COMMENTS
Description updated 2019-20. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.
REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):
Oosterhoff on Wills, Eighth Edition by A.H. Oosterhoff, C. David Freedman, Mitchell McInnes, Adam Parachin, 2016, Carswell.
Cases and Statutory materials as assigned