Estate Planning LAW 700

Course Number: LAW 700

Course Credits: 2

This course provides an overview of the application of laws and implementation of practices pertaining to estate planning. The topics of wills, trusts, transfer taxes and the probate process are considered in their relevance to one another in the planning process. Students are given a topical outline of laws and applications, and will be asked to apply it to different planning situations, both during in-class discussions and presentations and out-of-class assignments. Examples of class discussions will range from the future of the transfer tax system to the importance of powers of attorney and health care proxies to the existence and importance of various types of trusts to an estate.

Prerequisite: Wills & Trusts and Federal Income Tax