Full 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).
