【Table of Contents】

1. Introductory Background

2. History of the Law of Wills and Testaments

3. Source and Extent of Testamentary Power--Legislative and Judicial Control

4. (Reserved)

5. Inherent Nature and Elements of a Will

6. Will Substitutes

7. Gifts Causa Mortis

8. (Reserved)

9. Contingent Wills

10. Contracts to Make Wills

11. Joint, Mutual and Reciprocal Wills

12. Capacity of Make a Will

13. Mistake

14. Misrepresentation, Nondisclosure and Fraud

15. Undue Influences and Duress

16. What Can Be Disposed of by Will

17. Who Can Take by Will

18. (Reserved)

19. Formalities of Execution

20. Special Types of Wills

21. Revocation

22. Alteration and Spoliation

23. Republication and Revival

24. Tort Liability for Wrongs Connected with Wills

25. Contracts Concerning Probate and Contest of Wills

26. Probate and Contest of Domestic Wills

27. Probate and Contest of Lost and Spoliated Wills

28. Probate and Contest of Foreign Wills

29. Evidence

30. Construction - General Principles

31. Suits and Other Proceedings to Construe Wills

32. Evidence in Aid of Construction

33. Description of Property

34. Description of Beneficiaries

35. Gifts to a Class

36. Distribution Among Beneficiaries

37. Nature of Estates Created by Will

38. Marital Deduction

39. Gifts of Income, Annuities, Support and Related Benefits

40. Testamentary Trusts

41. Charitable Trusts

42. Perpetuities and Accumulations

43. Vested and Contingent Interests

44. Conditional Gifts

45. Powers

46. Conversion by Will

47. Election

48. Classes of Legacies and Devises

49. Acceptance and Renunciation of Devises and Legacies

50. Lapsed and Void Devises and Legacies

51. Charge of Legacies

52. Charge of Debts

53. Abatement

54. Ademption

55. Advancements

56. Contribution

57. Satisfaction and Discharge of Debts

58. Cumulative and Substitutional Legacies

59. Rights and Liabilities of Devisees and Legatees

60. Conflict of Laws

61. Tax Considerations in Will Drafting