Wills, Trusts and Probate Administration Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course

LGLA-1353-001 Wills, Trusts and Probate Administration

Prerequisites

LGLA 1307 and BCIS 1305 or Department Chair consent
\ Corequisite: LGLA 1355

Course Description

This course presents fundamental concepts of the law of wills, trusts and probate administration with emphasis on the paralegal's role.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec, 1 lab)

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On Campus Course

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Student Performance

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the purpose and need for a will.
2. Identify, explain, and classify the concepts of property relating to wills, trusts, and estate administration.
3. Identify the proper court for supervising the administration and distribution of a decedent’s estate and explain the functions of the participants for drafting wills and trusts.
4. Recognize, understand, and discuss the law of succession.
5. Demonstrate basic knowledge related to wills including validity requirements and proper procedures for modification, revocation, and contests.
6. Understand and demonstrate knowledge related to the collection and assimilation of relevant facts in preparation for drafting a will including procedures for use of checklists and client conference practices
7. Identify and complete elementary tasks to demonstrate knowledge of proper procedures for drafting and executing a valid, legal will. 
8. Understand basic trust terminology, define essential elements of trusts, identify participants in the creation and operation of a trust, and explain how a trust is terminated.
9. Understand procedures, principles, ethics related to estate planning and probate and estate administration.
10. Understand the characteristics and purposes of a guardianship.

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There will be a quiz at the beginning of each class period over that week’s reading assignment. The quiz will take place prior to the lecture. You are permitted to use any notes you have prepared to assist you in taking the quiz, but you may not use the textbook or reading assignment. I will drop one quiz grade. In-class quizzes cannot be made up due to nonattendance or tardiness. If you are not present when the quiz is passed out, you may not take the quiz.

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Employees in the business world are expected to be at work each day; therefore, students in paralegal studies classes are expected to be in class promptly and routinely. Your grade will be affected by your attendance through weekly quizzes (see below).

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