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 730-323 Succession

Availability

Not offered in 1998.

Credit Points

20

Prerequisites

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

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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