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Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />

<strong>Law</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wills</strong> .......................................................................................................... ii<br />

About the Author ................................................................................................... i<br />

Notices .................................................................................................................. ii<br />

About CALI eLangdell Press .............................................................................. iii<br />

Preface ................................................................................................................ xx<br />

Part I – The Intestacy System ............................................................................... 1<br />

Chapter One: Ethically Representing the Elderly Client ..................................... 1<br />

1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1<br />

1.2 Client Identification .................................................................................................... 1<br />

1.3 Conflict <strong>of</strong> Interest ....................................................................................................... 2<br />

Chase v. Bowen, 771 So.2d 1181 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000) ............................................................. 2<br />

1.4 Confidentiality ............................................................................................................. 3<br />

A. v. B., 726 A2d 924 (N.J. 1999) .................................................................................................... 3<br />

Notes, Problems, and Questions .................................................................................... 9<br />

American Bar Association Model Rule 1.6 Confidentiality <strong>of</strong> Information............................................ 11<br />

1.5 Competency ............................................................................................................... 11<br />

American Bar Association Model Rule 1.14 Client With Diminished Capacity ................................... 12<br />

In re Disciplinary Action Against Kuhn, 785 N.W.2d 195 (N.D. 2010) ......................................... 12<br />

Notes, Problems, and Questions .................................................................................. 18<br />

Estate <strong>of</strong> Schneider v. Finmann, 933 N.E.2d 718 (N.Y. 2010) ........................................................ 19<br />

1.5.2 The Intended Beneficiary ................................................................................... 20<br />

Sisson v. Jankowski, 809 A.2d 1265 (N.H. 2002) ........................................................................... 20<br />

Ethics Exercise One ..................................................................................................... 25<br />

Ethics Exercise Two ..................................................................................................... 25<br />

Chapter Two: Intestacy System (Basic Overview) ............................................. 27<br />

2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 27<br />

2.2 Distribution Under the Intestacy System .................................................................. 27<br />

2.2.1 Uniform Probate Code § 2-103. Share <strong>of</strong> Heirs other than Surviving Spouse ... 28<br />

2.3 Descendants .............................................................................................................. 28<br />

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