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Law 20 - Probate #0375 

 Prof Alberto Gudino - Read  Dear Online Student -  Study Guide and Welcome Message
   

Probate Law - Fact Pattern for All Probate Forms -  probate forms  
Distribution of Grades

Tests - 25% of your grade

Assignments - 25% of your grade

Probate Forms - 35% of your grade

Discussion Forums - 15% of your grade - entered at the end of the session 

A grade of C or greater is required to pass the class

Week 1 - Due  2/14/16

• Read the syllabus for the class and order the textbook and login to moodle - 
• Scan the textbook to famliarize yourself with the table of contents  - "How to Probate an Estate in California" 
• Read Dear Online Student 
• Post your Introduction 
• Read  Law Study
• Read  Legal Argumentation
• Read  Learning Ethics
• Read  Strategies against Procrastination
• Read  Reading Law Cases-Codes 
• review the following - summary of probate law - http://profj.us/probatelaw/
• Read Chp. 1 - Overview
• Review checklist of handling a simple estate - http://duedates.pbwiki.com/f/law20cklist.htm
• Review requirement of a will - http://probatelaw.pbwiki.com/f/willform.htm
• Review a simple will - http://duedates.pbwiki.com/f/simplewill.htm

Week 2 - Due 2/21/16

• Read chp 2 "first steps in handling an estate"
• Review steps in conducting a probage of an estate - law20steps.htm
• #1 Prepare simple will  
• #2 Calculate attorneys fees
• #3 Probate court location -  see - http://www.profj.us/information/probate/
• #4 - Name of Executor 
• weekly forum discussion

Week 3 - Due 2/28/16

          Read chap 3 "heirs and beneficiaries" - chp34notes.htm

• #5 - Prepare form DE 111 Petition for Probate - http://probatelaw.pbwiki.com/probate-forms 
• Quiz A - chp. 1 & 2 
• weekly forum discussion

Week 4 - Due 3/6/16

• Read chp. 4 "decedents estates: - chp34notes.htm
• Read "How to settle a simple estate" - law20settle.htm
• test B - chp. 3 & 4 
• weekly forum discussion

Week 5 - Due  3/13/16

• read chp. 5 - "schedule of assets and debts"
• review make an inventory of the estate
• review schedule of assets form - assets.html
• #6 - review introduction to the probabe code  - read intro to probate code 
• weekly forum discussion

Week 6 - Due  3/20/16

• read chp. 6 - "identifing best transfer procedure"
• review FAQ on Wills and Estates - http://estateplanningattys.com/estateplanning.html
• #7 - determine and disuss assets of the estate 
• Test C - Chapter 5, 6 & 7  
• weekly forum discussion

Week 7 - Due 3/27/16

• read chp. 7 "taxes"
• #8 prepare DE-147 for "Duties of the Administrator"  
• weekly forum discussion
  

Week 8 - Due  4/3/16

• read hp. 8 "transferring title to real property"
• Review probate rules chp 10 - part 1, 2, 3, and 4
• #9 - prepare DE -150 "Letters" 
• #10 - Petition for Waiver 
• weekly forum discussion  
• Spring Break 4/4 - 4/11 

Week 9 - Due  4/17/16

• read chp. 9 "transfer of securities"
• #11 - prepare DE -157 Notice of Administration 
• Test D - Chp. 8, 9 & 10  
• weekly forum discussion 

Week 10 - Due  4/24/16

• read chp. 10 "joint tenancy property"
• #12 - prepare DE -160 Inventory and Appraisal  
• weekly forum discussion

Week 11 - Due  5/1/16

• read chp. 11 - "transferring small estates"
• #13 - prepare DE -161 Inventory and Appraisal and Attachment #1 
• Test E - chp. 11, 12 & 13 
• weekly forum discussion

Week 12 - Due 5/8/16 

• read chp. 12 - "transferring trust property"
• #14 - prepare Petition for Final Distribution 
• weekly forum discussion

Week 13 - Due  5/15/16

• read chp. 13 - "overview of the probate court process"
• read chp. 14 - "Conducting a simple probate"
• Test F - chp. 14 & 15 
• weekly forum discussion

Week 14 - Due  5/22/16

• #15 - prepare Order of Final Distribution 
• weekly forum discussion

updated:  1/29/16