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LA4007 - Succession
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| 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.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (70%) - Individual
- Written > Examination - In class - (30%) - Individual.
| Prerequisites: | (LA1105 or LA2011) and (LA1106 or LA2012) and (LA3106 or LA3015) and (LA3013 or LA3014) |
Availabilities |
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| Cairns, Study Period 7, Intensive | |
| Census Date 06-Jul-2023 | |
| Face to face teaching (8 days of face-to-face teaching from end of June to early July) | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Townsville, Study Period 7, Intensive | |
| Census Date 06-Jul-2023 | |
| Face to face teaching (8 days of face-to-face teaching from end of June to early July) | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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