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Wills, Trusts and Estates Examples & Explanations, 4e

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I normally love E&E. (The civil procedure E&E is wonderful). This one highly lacks.

The explanations of the concepts (before the examples) are poor. They barely skim the surface of certain concepts and as a result, I kept having to use another supplements to 'supplement' the explanations of this supplement. The explanations do not not give you enough black letter law.

The strength in this title - UPC intestate distribution discussion and examples. That's about it.

You won't buy this book unless you're taking a law school course on trusts and estates. You want a book that will help you pass your exam. It's absurd to think that anyone else would even consider this particular book.

Sadly, no one mentioned this to Gerry Beyer. Instead of fleshing out concepts and explaining the material the way better E&E volumes do (see Glannon's brilliant Civil Procedure), Beyer just skims over the substantive material. Few topics are afforded more than a short paragraph, and his examples seem more obligatory than illustrative. He almost never references case law, even when obvious important cases warrant discussion.

With his constant preaching on the elements of good practice and superficial treatment of substantive law, it often feels like Beyer is trying to write a dummies guide to trust and estate practice. New lawyers might appreciate his insights, if they're trying to begin practicing in this field, but law students (who, as I said, comprise the entire market for this book) would be better served by a meatier discussion of the law.

If you're trying to make up for poor study habits in the week before an exam, and you're just not satisfied with the free outlines that litter the internet, buy this book. It's a quick read and it won't bog you down with more information than you can memorize. Anyone else should look elsewhere.

See if the book is in sync with your casebook. I found a few of the sections helpful. I would use these sections to supplement or clarify my notes right after the lecture.

Like most E&Es, its useful if you need more practice or are missing the basic picture.

This is an excellent reference tool, especially for estate and trust administration paralegals. It is good for those with a low to intermediate knowledge base of the subjects.