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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Law : Law

730-323 Succession

Credit Points:

20

Coordinator:

Mr R Boaden

Prerequisite/s:

History and Philosophy of Law; Torts and the Process of Law; Property. Students will find it advantageous to have studied, or be studying, Equity.

Timetable:

Semester 1 and 2

Contact:

2 hours per week

Subject Description:

The law of wills, including the requirements for making and revocation of wills; the law and procedure relating to obtaining grants of probate and letters of administration, including limited grants and contentious applications; the law relating to the administration of deceased estates; the construction of wills; distribution upon intestacy; claims for family provision.

Assessment:

Final Exam 3 hours (100%).

Prescribed Texts:

  • Mackie & Burton, Outline of Succession, Butterworths.
  • Hardingham, Neave & Ford, Wills and Intestacy in Australia and New Zealand, 2nd ed, Law Book Company.
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