Download or read book A California Companion for the Course in Wills, Trusts, and Estates written by Susan F. French and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 2011-09-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're using Dukeminier, Sitkoff, and Lindgren's, Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Eighth Edition or any other Property or Wills, Trusts, and Estates casebook, be sure to use A California Companion For The Course in Wills, Trusts, and Estates . This 2009-2010 Supplement includes all of the statutes required For The California Bar Exam plus selected additional statutes covering: Intestate succession Powers of appointment Wills, no-contest clauses Future interests Non-probate transfers Rights of creditors to reach trust assets Disqualified transferees A California Companion features thirty-six principal California cases determining: Inheritance by, from, and through adopted and non-marital children Equitable adoption Inheritance by children conceived after death of parent Execution and revocation of formal and holographic wills Forfeiture for elder abuse Disqualified transferees Attorney liability to intended beneficiaries for malpractice Trust revocation Rights of creditors in trust assets Rights of beneficiaries to trust accounting New in the 2009–2010 Edition Major statutory changes: §§ 23130-23135 (no contest clause) § 6110(c)(2) (allows excuse of compliance with certain formalities for execution of wills) § 15212 (pet trusts) New cases: Estate of Earley Estate of Reeves Estate of Will Vernoff v. Astrue Brown v. LaBow Cabral v. Soares Estate of Shellenbarger Masry v. Masry In re Neuton Estate of Williams Dorn v. Solomon Estate of Ivey