Gilbert Law Summaries on Wills (13 Revised edition)

This updated outline focuses on topics most commonly covered on Wills, Trusts, and Estates exams.

These include intestate succession, wills formalities and interpretation, will revocation and revival, will challenges, family protections, and simultaneous death. Also succinctly explained are the subsidiary doctrines of incorporation by reference, pour-over wills, joint wills, contracts relating to wills, lapsed gifts, ademption, and exoneration of liens. Throughout, pointers are provided about fact patterns that students are likely to see on exams and how to address them, as well as things to watch out for.