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LGLA 1353 Wills, Trusts, and Probate Administration (3)
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: LGLA 1313, LGLA 1311, ENGL 1301.
This course presents fundamental common law and statutory concepts of the law of will, trusts, and probate administration with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include common law and statutory components of wills, trusts, and other instruments relating to estate planning, estate tax considerations, alternatives to traditional estate planning mechanisms, common law and statutory requirements regarding testate and intestate distribution of property, ethical obligations and professional responsibilities of the paralegal working in this area, drafting guidelines and concerns, probate court structure and procedures, emerging computer applications, and legal terminology related to wills, trusts, and probate administration. (3 Lec.)
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Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
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Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.
