1. Introduction to Estate Planning

2. Intestacy: An Estate Plan by Default

3. Wills: Capacity and Contests

4. Wills: Formalities and Forms

5. Will Substitutes: Nonprobate Transfers

6. Construction of Wills

7. Restrictions on the Power of Disposition: Protection of the Spouse and Children

8. Trusts: Creation, Types, and Characteristics

9. Building Flexibility into Trusts: Powers of Appointment

10. Construction of Trusts: Future Interests

11. Duration of Trusts: The Rule against Perpetuities

12. Charitable Trusts

13. Trust Administration: The Fiduciary Obligation

14. Wealth Transfer Taxation: Tax Planning

Table of Cases

Author Index

Index