Overview
Description
This course explores the primary matters for probate adjudicators including jurisdiction, standing, estate composition, end-of-life issues, self-represented litigants, fiduciaries and accounting, and settlement techniques.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Current judicial officer (e.g., judge, hearing officer, magistrate, justice of the peace).
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Current judicial officer (e.g., judge, hearing officer, magistrate, justice of the peace).
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
S U Only
Learning Outcomes
- critically discuss the legal definition of competency.
- synthesize promising practices toward administering trusts, wills, fiduciary appointments, and other probate matters, including trust accounting and tax issues.
- analyze cases to understand their potential impact on future cases.
- critically discuss the elements of an effective democracy.
- evaluate the efficacy of fiduciaries, guardians, and other persons with duties recognized by law.