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Parker's Will Precedents, 9th Edition

Edited by Richard Dew · Leon Pickering
Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing) June 2017

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781784518820
Publisher
Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
Publication
June 2017
Format
Hardback , 456 pages
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only
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Parker's Will Precedents provides private client solicitors and professional will draftsmen with a thorough understanding and working knowledge of the will drafting process and, as a result, the ability to draft better wills. 

It provides:

- A comprehensive collection of precedents aimed at anyone who needs to draft wills 
- A variety of precedents for individual clauses as well as a set of complete wills catering for different scenarios 
- An emphasis on clarity, practicality and simplicity, so you can quickly draft legally sound wills for a variety of circumstances 
- Notes and guidance on drafting and additional materials, including letters, support materials and extracts from relevant legislation 

The ninth edition includes coverage of the Residential Nil Rate Band (changing from April 2017) as well as new chapter on flexible life interest trusts and EC Succession Regulation.

Table of Contents

Introduction 
General considerations 
Taking instructions 
Opening and revocation 
Joint, mutual and reciprocal (Mirror) Wills 
Foreign issues and declarations as to jurisdiction 
Funeral wishes 
Appointment of executors and trustees 
Appointment of guardians 
Legacies 
Specific gifts of real property and rights of occupation 
Specific gifts of chattels and other personal property 
Business interests 
Charities and charitable giving 
Digital assets 
Residuary gifts 
Minors 
Disabled and vulnerable beneficiaries 
Flexible life interest trusts 
Powers of Trustees 
Declarations 
Attestation 
Inheritance tax 
Inheritance tax mitigation in wills 
Complete wills 
Single adults 
Wills for married couples or civil partners with no children 
Wills for married couples or civil partners with children 
Unmarried couples with children 
Second marriages or civil partnerships 
Wills in the Court of Protection 
Variations after death 
Letters and other support materials 
Appendix 1: Attestation, construction and interpretation 
Appendix 2: Powers
Appendix 3: Intestacy Rules
Appendix 4: Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax

Reviews

“...I rate this book highly. It is a refreshingly simple book, which one can just dip into with ease” –  The STEP Journal, Review of earlier edition

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