Lee's manual of Queensland succession law / Alun A. Preece.

Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook Co., 2019.

8th edition

88975

Manual of Queensland succession law.

Inheritance and succession -- Queensland.

Wills -- Queensland.

1. Introduction

2. Functions of wills

3. Making of a will

4. Eexecution of wills

5. Revocation of wills

6. Alterations in wills, republication and revival of wills

7. Death, burial and cremation

8. Personal representatives - probate and administration

9. Personal representatives - duties, powers, liabilities and rights

10. Legacies, devises and beneficiaries' rights

11. Payment of debts of the estate - order of application of assets

12. Intestacy

13. Family provision

14. Construction of wills - general principles

15. Construction of wills - descriptions of property

16. Construction of wills - descriptions of beneficiaries

17. Construction of wills - quantum of the interest to be given.

Lee's Manual of Queensland Succession Law, 8th Edition, is a comprehensive and practical examination of succession law in Queensland. This edition has been revised throughout to include more case references, particularly from other States, so as to facilitate the use of this work as the starting point for detailed legal research. There has also been an effort to increase and improve cross-referencing between related areas of succession law, and to more detailed or advanced legal literature. Lee's Manual of Queensland Succession Law is a useful and practical guide for students and legal practitioners currently working in the field. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition: 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780455240534

lxxiv, 470 pages : illustrated ; 25 cm