Estates in Land and Future Interests: Problems and Answers

Makdisi, John

Tax Law

Little Brown & Co Law & Business

Estates and Future Interests: Examples and Explanations

Little Brown & Co

Business

Aspen Law & Business

As a supplement to any casebook on property or wills, trusts, and estates, this book provides an account of the common law in its present form, plus 449 problems and answers testing the application of the rule to specific situations. For this fourth edition, Makdisi (law, St. Thomas University) and Bogart (law, Chapman University) treat recent modifications to the Rule Against Perpetuities (RAP), including the "wait-and-see" approach to the RAP, the doctrine of cy pres, and the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Bogart, Daniel B.

Estates in Land and Future Interests: Problems and Answers provides a clear and systematic presentation of the rules and classifications of estate law. Problem sets in each chapter let students practice applying the rules and assigning the classifications of estates and future interests, carefully leading students from one level of complexity to the next. <ul>
<li> 550 hypothetical problems that thoroughly cover the rules and their application </li> <li> explanations of the answers to every problem </li> <li> an up-to-date treatment of the Rules Against Perpetuities (RAP) that ensures continued usefulness for bar exam preparation </li> <li> an organization that reflects the authors’ highly successful method for learning: </li> </ul>
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<li> learn the classifications for estates and future interests </li> <li> learn the rules governing those classifications </li> <li> tackle the Rules Against Perpetuities, which build on a knowledge of both the classifications and the rules </li> </ol>
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<li> systematic coverage of common law </li> <li> clear and concise explanations of classifications of interests and estates </li> <li> a Correlation Chart that links topics covered in this book to those in the leading first-year Property casebooks </li> </ul>
 Updated throughout and with many new and updated problems, the Fifth Edition features: <ul>
<li> revised and simplified introductions to the classification of estates and the classification of future interests 
</li> <li> a comparative look at how several rules are used in different states </li> <li> discussion of fee tails moved to appendix 
</li> <li> an updated and expanded Correlation Chart </li> </ul>
 By applying the rules and classifications in Makdisi and Bogart’s hypothetical problems, students can successfully master this intricate and challenging area of Property and Wills, Trusts, and Estates courses. Clear textual explanations and comprehensive problem sets in each chapter cover all of the rules as they are applied in practice.

Estates and Future Interests: Problems and Answers

This workbook provides a basic, systematized account of the rules and classifications of estate law. Problem sets in each chapter let students practice applying the rules and assigning the classifications of this intricate area of law in hypothetical situations. Features: <ul>
<li> Comprehensive problem sets for each chapter (550 problems total) with fully explained and analyzed answers in every chapter help to simplify this complex area of property law, and build student confidence more than a simple hornbook or other commercial study guide </li> <li> Coverage of major statutory and judicial reform of the RAP (Rule Against Perpetuities) will insure that this book will not be out of date by the time students prepare for the bar exam </li> <li> Dynamic learning philosophy which espouses that students should focus first on the classifications of estates and future interests, then the rules governing these classifications, and only then the RAP, since the RAP builds upon the classifications and rules. The book explains these rules and provides problems and answers that carefully lead students from one difficult plateau to the next </li> <li> Ideal for students in both first-year Property as well as Wills and Trusts--the chapter on powers of appointment is useful to the latter </li> <li> Coverage of all the rules as they are applied today, with historical background of the law </li> <li> Systematic organization of the common law </li> <li> Concise and clear explanations of classifications of interests and estates </li> <li> Can be used in conjunction with any property casebook or Wills, Trusts, and Estates casebook </li> <li> Correlation chart matches the material with its coverage in several popular first-year property casebooks: Casner, Dukeminier, Singer, Kurtz, Cribbet, Makdisi, Freyermuth, and Smith </li> </ul>
 New to the Sixth Edition: <ul>
<li> Removal of discussion of Fee Tails to appendix (including problems and answers), in light of the rarity of fee tail problems today, and of the fact that they do occur, they are transformed in nearly every jurisdiction into some form of life estate and/or fee simple </li> <li> Separation of Ch. 1 into two chapters for an easier introduction to the concepts: Classification of Estates (Ch. 1), and Classification of Future Interests (Ch. 2) </li> <li> More than 50 new problems and answers, with refined answers to existing problems </li> <li> Explanation of how several rules are used in different states (including whether a majority or minority of states use a particular rule) </li> <li> Updated and expanded Correlation chart including new casebooks (Makdisi, Freyermuth, and Smith) </li> </ul>

Legal Education

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

Proven effective, Estates in Land and Future Interests, Seventh Edition provides an accessible and systematic presentation of the classifications and rules of estates and future interests law. Clear explanations, along with comprehensive problem sets in each chapter, cover all of the rules as they are applied in practice. Students will master this complex area of Property Law by applying the rules and assigning classifications to the hypothetical problems in this practice-based workbook. New to the Seventh Edition: <ul>
<li>Endnotes with case support for most of the law in the text.</li> <li>Correction of ambivalencies and errors in the sixth edition.</li> </ul>
Features: <ul>
<li>Comprehensive problem sets for each chapter (600 problems total) with fully explained and analyzed answers in every chapter provide more effective learning than can hornbooks or other study guides.</li> <li>A skeletal, systematized account of the common law in its modern-day form.</li> <li>Dynamic learning philosophy helping students focus first on the classifications of estates and future interests, then on the rules governing these classifications, and then the Rule against Perpetuities. </li> <li>The book explains the rules and provides problems and answers that carefully lead students from one difficult step to the next, each step building on the ones that went before.</li> <li>Ideal for students in both first-year Property as well as Wills, Trusts, and Estates. </li> <li>Coverage of all the important rules as they are applied today with the goal of providing an integrated understanding in preference to a historical foundation.</li> </ul>

Estates in Land and Future Interests: Problems and Answers (Aspen Coursebook)

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