Trusts & Estates

LAW 305-01	Trusts and Estates	4 credits
A study of the law governing inter vivos and death time gratuitous transfers of property. Aspects covered include transfers under intestate succession statutes; the law of wills, including the formalities of execution, testamentary capacity, undue influence and fraud, interpretation, and revocation; non-probate transfers; the law of trusts, including methods of creation and termination, rights and interests of the beneficiary, and special problems relating to resulting, constructive and charitable trusts; and fiduciary administration, including an introduction to probate proceedings and problems of trust administration. Professor Dwyer's class will focus on Virginia law, and so, is particularly appropriate for those planning to take the Virginia Bar Exam

*courses not offered every year