Estate Planning, Probate, Wills & Trusts   Tags: estate planning, forms, probate, trusts, wills  

I.     Michigan

II.    National Treatises

III.   National Guides

IV.   Study Aids

V.    Journals

VI.   Forms

VII.  Databases

VIII. Internet Resources

External current awareness resource.

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This research guide is a selective guide to assist the legal researcher in conducting research in the area of estate planning, wills and trusts. It is not comprehensive in scope or intended to be a catchall source, but rather to act as a starting point for the researcher to find additional sources and relevant information. At its core, the guide attempts to lead the researcher to up-to-date items held by the Cooley libraries. Additionally, the guide is tilted towards Michigan sources on the topic while other state specific guides have been omitted. Furthermore, Michigan estate planning was greatly impacted by the Estates and Protected Individuals Code (EPIC) which passed in 1999. Therefore, those items which have been updated to reflect EPIC’s changes have been selected to the detriment of older historical estate material.

The guide is organized according to the topics listed to the left, in the guide outline. 

In the sections of the guide focusing on print materials, the "location" provides the call number for a work. Clicking on the title takes a user to the relevant entry in the catalog. Where possible, guide sections about statutes link to the appropriate law.

Please contact us if you have any questions or need any further guidance. Being asked for reference help is no bother--it's why we're here.

Bryan van Pottelsberghe is the Head of Public Services at the Tampa Bay campus library. 

Last updated 04/10/09.