LA4007 - Succession
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject covers all aspects of Succession and Inheritance. It includes treatment of (a) Testate succession - wills, testamentary capacity, personal representatives, executors, grants of probate, administration of assets, legacies, payment of debts; (b) Intestate succession - the rules applicable to total and partial intestacy; grants of letters of administration; and (c) Testator's family maintenance - claims by family and dependants for support from the estate of the deceased and the power of the court to vary a will in such cases.
Learning Outcomes
- explain and apply the law governing succession and inheritance;
- critically discuss the problems associated with the current law governing succession and inheritance and proposals for reform.
| Prerequisites: | (LA1105 or LA2011) and (LA1106 or LA2012) and (LA3106 or LA3015) and (LA3013 or LA3014) |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 7 | |
| Census Date 30-Jun-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching 20-Jun-2016 to 01-Jul-2016 (Face-to-face teaching dates are: 20/21 and 23/24 June; 27, 28 and 30 June and 1 July.) | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Stephen Graw |
| Lecturer: | Mr Anthony Collins. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (70%); other exams (30%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 7 | |
| Census Date 30-Jun-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching 20-Jun-2016 to 01-Jul-2016 (Face-to-face teaching dates are: 20/21 and 23/24 June; 27,28 and 30 June, 1 July 2016) | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Stephen Graw |
| Lecturer: | Mr Anthony Collins. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (70%); other exams (30%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.