LAW582
Wills & Administration
(Gordon & Thompson)
Prerequisite courses:
Prerequisite for:
Instructor(s): Maya Gordon & Kayla Thompson
Course credit: 3
Method of presentation: Lecture
Teamwork:
METHOD OF EVALUATION
Open Book Final Exam worth 100%
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course will include topics such as: who can make a will; nature of testamentary dispositions; obtaining instructions; assets inside estates; assets outside estates; formal wills; holograph wills; Enduring Powers of Attorney; Personal Directives; testamentary capacity; formalities of execution; revocation and revival of wills; adult independent relationships; divorce and separation; construction of wills; fraud, undue influence and suspicious circumstances; alteration of wills during lifetime (ademption, abatement, lapse); advances; alteration of wills by operation of law; FMS claims; administration under a will and executor duties; intestate succession; Grants of Probate; Grants of Administration; other grants; priority to apply; advice and direction and other applications under the Surrogate Rules.
SPECIAL COMMENTS
Description updated 2025-26. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.
REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY)
Cases and statutory materials, as assigned.