Spring 2026 Trusts and Estates (LAW-531-951) - Assignments 1-3. Introduction/Overview of Probate Process

1. Assignments 4-6. Intestate Succession Basic Rules

2. Assignment 7. Advancements/Slayers

3. Assignment 8. Children Born Out of Wedlock

4. Assignment 9. Adoption

5. Assignment 10. The New Biology

6. Assignment 11. Interviewing the Client/Digital Property

7. Assignments 12-13. Will Execution

8. Assignments 14-15. Will Revocation

9. Assignment 16. Interpretation

10. Assignment 17. Components of Wills

11. Assignments 18-19. Contest for Lack of Capacity

12. Assignment 20. Contest for Undue Influence

13. Assignment 21. Divorce

14. Assignment 22. Changes in Property

15. Assignment 23. Death and Lapse

16. Assignment 24. Drafting the Will

17. Assignments 25-26. Creation of Trusts

18. Assignments 27-28. The Revocable Trust

19. Assignments 29-30. Drafting Dispositive Provisions

20. Assignment 31. Avoiding Creditors

21. Assignment 32. Trust Modification and Termination

22. Assignment 33. Charitable Giving

23. Assignment 34. Duties of Loyalty and Prudence

24. Assignment 35. Duty to Invest

25. Assignments 36-37. Non-Probate Transfers.

26. Assignments 38-39. Planning for Incapacity

27. Assignment 40. Omitted Children

28. Assignment 41. Marital Property Systems

29. Assignment 42. Illinois Marital Property