Introduction to Mathematical F or Administration of Wills Trusts and Estates 3E

Introduction to Mathematical F

Author: Stanley R Pliska

The purpose of this book is to provide a rigorous yet accessible introduction to the modern financial theory of security markets. The main subjects are derivatives and portfolio management. The book is intended to be used as a text by advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. It is also likely to be useful to practicing financial engineers, portfolio manager, and actuaries who wish to acquire a fundamental understanding of financial theory. The book makes heavy use of mathematics, but not at an advanced level. Various mathematical concepts are developed as needed, and computational examples are emphasized.

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Administration of Wills, Trusts and Estates, 3e

Author: Gordon W Brown

If you are interested in wills, trusts, and estates, this easy-to read text provides content and context for a complicated subject area. [The wills of Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Princess Diana, and George Burns are provided here for your review.] This new edition is enhanced by celebrity features that help you relate to a real-life scenario and step out of legal theory. All legal terms are clearly defined when first presented in the text. State-by-state information is presented clearly with the use of maps, tables and case studies. Charts and boxed cases help to make complex topics easier to understand.

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In this textbook, legal expert Brown discusses wills, trusts, and estates in an easy-to-read format that avoids legal jargon. He includes articles, cases, and observations about many well-known people; each of the 14 chapters begins by quoting the last words of a recognized individual, followed by a practical scenario that raises law-office issues. New coverage includes the letter of instruction, the Uniform Nonprobate Transfer on Death Act, dynasty trusts, requirements for intervivos gifts, long-term care insurance, retirement plans, patients without advance directives law, and changes made by the Economic growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	About the Author
Ch. 1	Where There's Will	2
Ch. 2	A Bundle of Rights	20
Ch. 3	Intestate Succession	42
Ch. 4	The Last Will and Testament	74
Ch. 5	Structure of a Model Will	106
Ch. 6	Trusts	144
Ch. 7	Specialized Trusts	174
Ch. 8	Estate Planning	200
Ch. 9	Family Protection, Lapses, and Ademption	226
Ch. 10	Probate Courts and Uniform Laws	256
Ch. 11	The Personal Representative	278
Ch. 12	Probating a Will and Administering an Estate	308
Ch. 13	Estate Taxes	358
Ch. 14	Final Choices	386
App. A	Uniform Simultaneous Death Act	A1
App. B	Uniform Transfers to Minors Act	A2
App. C	Uniform Probate Code (Abridged)	A8
App. D	Internal Revenue Service Forms 706 and 709	A99
App. E	Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form (Georgia)	A145
App. F	Sample Last Wills and Testaments	A153
	Glossary	G1
	Index	I1