The Second Edition of BASIC WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ESTATES FOR PARALEGALS offers an up-to-date and accessible introduction To The essential legal principles of estate practice. By following four fictional families and their real-life concerns, The text puts basic issues in context and prepares students for their future professional challenges. This clear and direct text concentrates on what paralegal students need to know: simple and straightforward introduction to all the basics of wills, trusts, and estates law comprehensive coverage of key topics, including a review of the sources of property law specific drafting guidance for wills and trusts step-by-step review of how the entire federal estate tax return is to be completed appendix of useful forms Careful crafted for classroom effectiveness: well-crafted pedagogy includes chapter overviews, highlighted examples, key terms, review questions, edited cases, and chapter summaries lively examples capture student interest, and clearly-written text holds it manageable length makes the book ideal for shorter courses Updated features of the Second Edition: text reflects changes in the law including new judicial opinions new forms new exercises in each chapter