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Estate Of Kirk: Mortmain, Perpetuities, Extrinsic Evidence, Aaargh!, Elizabeth Brandt Jan 1996

Estate Of Kirk: Mortmain, Perpetuities, Extrinsic Evidence, Aaargh!, Elizabeth Brandt

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The Myth Of Testamentary Freedom, Melanie B. Leslie Jan 1996

The Myth Of Testamentary Freedom, Melanie B. Leslie

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The Uniform Probate Code Extends Antilapse-Type Protection To Poorly Drafted Trusts, Lawrence W. Waggoner Jan 1996

The Uniform Probate Code Extends Antilapse-Type Protection To Poorly Drafted Trusts, Lawrence W. Waggoner

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The Uniform Law Commission' promulgated a revised version of Article II of the Uniform Probate Code (UPC or Code) in 1990, and approved a set of technical amendments in 1993. As Director of Research and Chief Reporter for the Joint Editorial Board for the Uniform Probate Code (Board)2 and reporter for the UPC Article II drafting committee, I was privileged to serve as the principal drafter of these provisions. UPC Article II deals with the substantive rules governing donative transfers - intestacy; spouse's elective share; execution, revocation, and revival of wills; rules of construction for wills and other donative transfers; …