Sterk and Leslie's Estates and Trusts, Cases and Materials, 7th
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Description
The Seventh Edition of Sterk and Leslie’s Estates and Trusts modernizes a classic book to reflect new developments in the field. The new edition includes:
- New sections on Electronic Wills and Disposition of Digital Assets
- Discussion of the UPC’s 2019 intestate succession and adoption changes
- Seven new principal cases and many note cases decided since 2019, including:
- Estate of Berger (introducing students to holographic wills and the dispensing power in the context of a single case)
- Slosberg v. Giller (illustrating the application of a will’s no-contest clause)
- Roenne v. Miller (illustrating the limits on a trustee’s supposedly unconstrained discretion)
- Forbes v. Forbes (applying the no further inquiry rule to trustee behavior)
- Knopik v. Shelby Investments, LLC (enforcing a no contest clause to bar a breach of fiduciary duty claim)