Law 20 - Probate # 10223
This is a hybrid, on campus class
Class meets on Mondays, 6:50 - 8:15 pm, CMS 023, Starts 8/28/17 - Ends 12/17/17
Prof TBA - 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 9/3/17
- 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 9/101/7
- 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
- #4 - Name of Executor
- weekly forum discussion
Week 3 - Due 9/17/17
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 9/24/17
- 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 10/1/17
- 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 10/8/17
- 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 10/15/17
- read chp. 7 "taxes"
- #8 prepare DE-147 for "Duties of the Administrator"
- weekly forum discussion
Week 8 - Due 10/22/17
- 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
Week 9 - Due 10/29/17
- 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 11/5/17
- read chp. 10 "joint tenancy property"
- #12 - prepare DE -160 Inventory and Appraisal
- weekly forum discussion
Week 11 - Due 11/12/17
- 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 11/19/17
- read chp. 12 - "transferring trust property"
- #14 - prepare Petition for Final Distribution
- weekly forum discussion
Week 13 - Due 11/26/17
- 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 12/3/17
- #15 - prepare Order of Final Distribution
- weekly forum discussion
updated: 8/15/17