582 Wills & Administration (Bonora & Lafuente)

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