Wills and Estates Outline

A condensed review built around the exam-analysis approach: for each topic, learn the rule, then the cue for how to attack it on an essay. Verify current law and your jurisdiction's exam blueprint before relying on any point.

Master Outline Add-On: Wills and Estates

• Intestacy. Statutory intestacy decides heirs and shares when no effective will applies. Exam cue: Map the family tree before dividing.
• Execution. A valid will generally needs capacity, testamentary intent, a writing, a signature, and witnesses, subject to state variations and harmless-error statutes. Exam cue: Holographic wills depend on state law.
• Revocation. A will is revoked by a later instrument or a physical act with intent; dependent relative revocation can sometime