A Texas Companion for the Course in Wills, Trusts, and Estates: 2015-2016 Case and Statutory Supplement

A Texas Companion for the COURSE IN WILLs, TRUSTS, and ESTATES introduces Texas-specific law that every student planning to practice law in this state should know. Developed and refined through nine years of classroom use, these materials provide a solid grounding not only for the Texas Bar Examination, but also for estate planning practice in Texas. This edition has been updated to reflect changes made through the 2015 regular session of the Texas legislature, including revised rules concerning the revocation of nonprobate transfers on divorce, guidelines for trust protectors and directed trusts, and a new subchapter allowing for the judicial modification or reformation of wills in cases of mistake. In addition, important new cases relating to trust arbitration clauses and the fiduciary duties associated with powers of attorney have been added to stay current with recent developments in the Texas courts.

A Texas Companion features the following:

• Statutory provisions from the Texas Estates Code, Texas Trust
• Code, and other relevant statutes, along with excerpts from the Texas Constitution
• Thirty-five edited Texas cases, selected for their importance in Texas law and pedagogical value
• Citations and cross-references noting recent legislative changes
• Logical sequencing that tracks the chapter order in Dukeminier and Sitkoff, Wills, Trusts, and Estates (9th ed. 2013), but may be adapted to any other casebook