Administration of Estates
2nd edition
This revised edition deals
with the making of wills, intestate succession and distribution of heritable property to
beneficiaries. The author takes a chronological approach, starting with pre-death issues
and proceeding through intestate succession, donationes mortis causa, and post-death
issues; obtaining a grant, oaths, inland revenue accounts, caveats and citations. The text
focuses on practical solutions to problems which arise in the administration of estates.
The Concept of this Book
This study text has been
written for students of The Chartered Institute of Bankers' ACIB/ BSc subject
Administration of Estates and for practitioners in financial services who are looking for
a practical refresher.
Each chapter - termed a unit
- is divided into sections and contains learning objectives and clear, concise
topic-by-topic coverage.
Syllabus
The key sections of the
Administration of Estates syllabus are:
Pre Death
Intestate Succession
Inheritance Tax; Inland
Revenue; Accounts; Excepted Estates
Post Death
The Deceased's Estate
Distribution to
Beneficiaries
Your contribution
Although this study text is
designed to stand alone, as with most topics certain aspects of this subject are
constantly changing. Therefore it is very important that you keep up-to-date with these
key areas. For example, you should read the quality press and financial journals and look
out for relevant websites.
We anticipate that you will
study this course for one session (six months), reading through and studying approximately
one unit every week. However, note that as topics vary in size and as knowledge tends not
to fall into uniform chunks, some units are unavoidably longer than others.
Andrew Walker a Senior
Lecturer at the School of Legal Studies, University of Wolverhampton. He has taught and
written on land law, conveyancing and wills and has given continuing professional
education courses to solicitors.
192 pages