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Dec 05, 2024
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PRL 167 - Probate Procedure Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Open A study of wills including validity requirements, modification and revocation. Formation of trusts and the characteristics and requirements of each type. Laws of testate and intestate succession. Forms and procedures for probating an estate. Prerequisite: PRL 102 , PRL 103 , PRL 112 Competencies
- Examine Formation of Wills
- Describe Requirements for Creation of Will
- Define Modification of Will
- Distinguish Revocation and Rejection of Will
- Discuss Drafting and Execution of a Valid Will
- Explain the Law of Succession
- Define Intestate or Testate Succession
- Identify Source of Intestate Succession Law
- Describe Effect of Intestacy
- Investigate Property Related to Wills, Trusts and Estate Administration
- Define Real and Personal Property
- Describe Probate and Nonprobate Property
- Discuss Forms of Property Ownership
- Identify Estates in Real Property
- Analyze Formation of Trusts
- Classify Various Trusts
- Define Parties and Duties Integral to Trusts
- Differentiate Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
- Evaluate Formal and Informal Probate and Estate Administration
- Describe the Meaning of Probate
- Investigate Estate Administration Procedures
- Examine Tax Considerations in Administration of Estates
- Calculate General Tax Concerns
- Distinguish Federal and State Taxes
- Discuss Federal and State Tax Returns
- Analyze Ethical Principles Relevant to Paralegals
- Explain Confidentiality
- Define Competence
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