LEGL 308 - Estate Planning and Probate Law EL

3 Credits
Students are introduced to the process of estate planning, from initial client contact to asset identification and appraisal through drafting of estate planning documents, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney and medical advanced directives. Students also learn about estate administration, guardianships and conservatorship through the drafting of petitions and other court documents.

Prerequisite(s): LEGL 101
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Prepare portfolio documents used in probating an estate as given by a fact situation.
2. Create estate planning documents using document integration technology.
3. Analyze ethical principals of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct in estate planning practice, including the unauthorized practice of law.
4. Apply interviewing techniques to attain the necessary information to draft estate planning documents for a diverse population.