PLA 428 - Probate and Estate Planning II

Institution:

National University

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Description:

This course covers the following material: Asset accumulation, management, and creditors' claims, location and marshaling of assets of the estate; preparation of inventories; function of probate referee; review of procedures for payment of debts and creditors' claims; study of management of estate assets; sales of real businesses; and family allowance. This course also covers miscellaneous court proceedings and termination of proceedings: will contests, contract to make a will, quiet title actions, buy-sell agreements, options, redemptions, and partition. Preparation of a court accounting and petition for final distribution, discharge of representation, and statutory fees. In addition, the course will review special petitions: Petition under Probate Code Sec. 9860, petition for instructions, petition to determine distribution rights, nunc pro tunc orders, settlements, preliminary distributions, and report of status of administration of estate.

Credits:

4.50

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 628-8648

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Other academic year

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