Single Subject Course
Wills Administration and Family Provision (General Principals of Law)
Syllabus
Wills: including the nature of a Will, testamentary capacity, formalities, attestation, additions and alterations, informal wills and revocation
Legacies and Devises: including an understanding of legacies, devises, bequests, gifts, lapsing, abatement and ademption
Intestacy: including the rules of intestate succession
Family provision: including the basis of family provision, the class of claimants and factors taken into account by the Court
Learning outcomes
1. Be aware of what happens to a persons possessions and effects on their death
2. Be aware of those in whom such possessions and effects will vest upon such death
3. Understand who is entitled to such possessions and effects upon such death
Assessment
One assignment