Law of Wills in Pennsylvania-Print Version

FOR YOUR NEXT CASE INVOLVING A WILL!

AUTHOR: J. BROOKE AKER

2024 Supplement Author:THOMAS BOULDEN & CHLOE MULLEN-WILSON
1 Volume, Loose-leaf
Published:  Main text published in 2000.
(Previous Editions: 1983, 1958 as Handbook on Will Drafting in Penna.)
Most recent supplement/update: 2024 supplement and revised Chapters 14, 16, 17, and 18; released Feb. 2024; $209.00. Current subscriber price: 199.00.

ISBN: 1-887024-35-2

ALSO AVAILABLE IN CD-ROM VERSION 1-887024-35-2CD

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  Comprehensive Guide to Preparing, Changing, Defending and Contesting Wills in Pennsylvania. The Law of Wills in Pennsylvania has been designed to help you meet and continue to meet the demanding task of arranging a client's affairs, whether you have drafted relatively few wills or many. Use this resource as a handbook for everyday use in preparing wills, changing wills, defending wills against improper attack, and in exposing invalid documents.
  
  The Law of Wills in Pennsylvania is an authoritative up-to-date reference for drafting, interpreting or contesting wills by providing a working familiarity with the tax laws, an understanding of the rules of law and the rules of interpretation which will govern the dispositions contained in the will, as well as an invaluable analysis of the words employed and common errors in draftsmanship. Finally, a generous selection of forms is included of both whole wills and separate dispositive and administrative provisions.
  
  

  SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

  Preface Introduction Index Chapter
  1.	What is a Will
  2.	Who May Make a Will
  3.	Execution
  4.	Revocation
  5.	Statutory Automatic Modification
  6.	Non-Automatic Modification - Extraneous Circumstances
  7.	Common Errors in Draftsmanship
  8.	Who May Contest
  9.	Contests at Probate
  10.	Contests at Distribution
  11.	Analysis of Distributive Clauses
  12.	Analysis of Administrative Clauses
  13.	Jury Trial
  14.	Appeals
  15.	Witnesses
  16.	Costs
  17.	Declaratory Judgment
  18.	Discovery
  19.	Compromise
  20.	Legal Malpractice Re Wills
  21.	Collateral Issues
  22.	Forms for Will Drafting
  23.	Forms For Will Contesting
  24.	Suggested Questions For Will Contest