Will Power summarizes the various issues affecting estate administration in Canada, from funeral arrangements to the final passing of accounts. This newsletter contains feature articles written by practitioners, as well as case summaries and a legislative update.

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Published: September 2012

An essential resource for any lawyer who is asked to draft wills, Drafting Wills in Canada: A Lawyer's Practical Guide covers over a hundred precedents.

Authors Mary-Alice Thompson and Robyn Solnik are two of the most respected practitioners in the field. In the book, they demonstrate the most common errors made by solicitors in drafting wills, powers of attorney, and other estate planning documents. The detailed explanations that they provide give readers deep insight into why the errors are wrong and what can be done to correct them.

The authors also provide helpful examples of good and bad drafting, along with dozens of practical tips both for drafting and for managing a wills practice. From the general practitioner who does a few wills to the experienced senior lawyer with a significant wills and estates practice, all will be sure to find valuable tips in this practical guide.

What's included:

• Line-by-line analysis of good and bad will drafting
• Numerous cross-references for you to find answers to your questions quickly
• A complimentary DVD containing hundreds of precedents

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Published: July 2013

Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Ninth Edition retains the late Jesse Dukeminier’s unique blend of wit, erudition, insight, and playfulness while covering all the key topics in a logical, clear organization. Interesting cases?not only fun to read, but fun to teach as well?are enhanced and connected to broader legal principles by well-written notes, questions, and problems.

A comprehensive Teacher’s Manual summarizes all the readings, answers every question and problem in the casebook, provides comments about material cited in the text, and offers deeper analysis and observations to foster lively classroom discussion.

Topics covered:

• Law reform projects
• Scholarly writing
• Revocable trusts
• Harmless error in will execution
• Uniform law activity, including the Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act
• Finalization of the Restatements on Property and Trusts
• Social science work on inheritance and intestacy
• Inheritance among same-sex partners
• Probate and non-probate transfers
• Trust administration and modification
• Creditor’s rights
• Spousal and children’s shares

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Published: June 2012

Comprehensive coverage is the hallmark of Examples & Explanations: Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Fifth Edition. It combines textual material with well-written examples, explanations, and questions to test students’ comprehension and provide them with practice in applying information to fact patterns. It includes comprehensive questions which present a variety of issues in one fact situation.

Topics covered:

• Transfer of death deeds
• Self-settled spendthrift trusts
• The Rule Against Perpetuities reform
• Federal Gift, Estate, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
• Uniform Trust Code
• The rights of same-sex partners
• Medicaid planning
• Physician-assisted suicide
• Intestacy
• Wills and trusts, including non-probate assets
• Disability and death planning
• Malpractice and professional responsibility

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