Cases and Materials on Gratuitous Transfers

Download or read book Cases and Materials on Gratuitous Transfers written by Elias Clark and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect evolving case law and recent developments in the Restatement (Third) of Trusts and revisions to the Uniform Probate Code and other uniform laws. Furnishes ample material for a basic survey course on wills, trusts and decedents' estates, and for more advanced courses in the field. Includes surviving spouse's elective share and waiver of marital property rights; recent cases on the creation of trusts, exceptions to spendthrift protection, and remedies for breach of the fiduciary duty of loyalty; fiduciary investments and the prudent investor rule; and the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities.