A Compendium of State Statutes and International Treaties in Trust and Estate Law: A Reference and Referral Guide for Practicing Attorneys (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780899300764)

This reference volume will assist the attorney who needs to understand inheritance laws, administration, and probate proceedings in other states and foreign jurisdictions. Among the areas covered are rights of intestacy, rights of pretermitted and posthumous children, and rights of election by surviving spouses. The book also addresses problems inherent in probate, administration, and kinship proceedings and furnishes the attorney with a method for gathering the information these proceedings require. Henner also highlights Western European estate tax treaties and their interaction with the laws of the United States, thus providing a rudimentary foundation for understanding the conflict of laws. He also provides commentary on common law, community property, administrative duties, etc. Finally, the volume contains organizational charts and informational data sheets, as well as a directory of bar associations.

Author: M. Murray Henner, Murray Henner
ISBN-10: 0899300766
ISBN-13: 9780899300764
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 12/23/1985
Pages: 279
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d