Gerry W. Beyer

Texas Tech University School of Law

Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law

3311 18th Street

Lubbock, TX 79409-0004

United States

http://www.ProfessorBeyer.com

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1.

Lady Bird Deeds: A Primer for the Texas Practitioner

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, January 2011
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Jan 2011
Gerry W. Beyer and Kerri G. Nipp
Texas Tech University School of Law and U.S. Trust
Downloads 4,047 (4,122)

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Lady Bird Deed, Enhanced Life Estate Deed, Medicare, Estate Planning, deeds, Texas

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Cyber Estate Planning and Administration

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 24 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2022
Gerry W. Beyer and Kerri G. Nipp
Texas Tech University School of Law and U.S. Trust
Downloads 3,862 (4,454)

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digital assets, digital estate, estate planning, wills, trusts, passwords, fiduciary, cryptocurrency, NFT, non-fungible tokens

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How to Conduct a Modern Texas Will Execution

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, 2015
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 20 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2021
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 2,510 (8,992)

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wills, will ceremony, will execution, Texas, estate planning

4.

2015 Texas Estates Code with Commentary

Number of pages: 381 Posted: 07 Aug 2015
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 2,383 (9,799)
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Texas Estates Code, Texas, wills, probate, intestacy, estate administration, guardianship, estate planning

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Intestate Succession: What Every Texas Estate Planner Needs to Know

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2018
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 2,223 (10,962)

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2019 Texas Estates & Trust Codes with Commentary

Number of pages: 663 Posted: 03 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2020
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 1,987 (13,108)

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Texas Estates Code, Texas Property Code, Texas, Wills, Probate, Trusts, Estate Administration, Guardianship, Estate Planning

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Estate Planning for Digital Assets

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Estate Planning for Digital Assets

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, April 2011
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 09 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2014
Gerry W. Beyer and Kerri G. Nipp
Texas Tech University School of Law and U.S. Trust
Downloads 1,274 (25,455)

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digital assets, estate planning, wills, probate, property

Estate Planning for Digital Assets

Estate Planning Studies, July 2011
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 07 Jul 2011
Gerry W. Beyer and Kerri G. Nipp
Texas Tech University School of Law and U.S. Trust
Downloads 528 (84,459)

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estate planning, wills, digital assets, passwords, user names

8.

Updated Primer on Lady Bird Deeds

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, April 2012
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 28 Mar 2012
Gerry W. Beyer and Kerri G. Nipp
Texas Tech University School of Law and U.S. Trust
Downloads 1,549 (19,251)

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Lady Bird Deed, Enhanced Life Estate Deed, Medicare, Estate Planning, deeds, Texas

9.

What Estate Planners Need to Know About Firearms

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, April 2010
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 10 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2010
Gerry W. Beyer and Jessica B. Jackson
Texas Tech University School of Law and Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal
Downloads 1,520 (19,826)

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wills, trusts, estate planning, firearms, guns, machine guns, NFA, National Firearms Act, gun trusts

10.

Avoid Being a Defendant: Estate Planning Malpractice and Ethical Concerns

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Avoid Being a Defendant: Estate Planning Malpractice and Ethical Concerns

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 31 May 2011
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 959 (38,332)

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professional responsibility, ethics, malpractice, wills, trusts, estate planning

Avoid Being a Defendant: Estate Planning Malpractice and Ethical Concerns

5 St. Mary's L.J. Mal. & Ethics 224, 2015
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 03 Jun 2015
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 554 (79,462)

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wills, trusts, estate planning, malpractice, legal malpractice, ethics, professional responsibility, probate

11.

2017 Texas Estates & Trust Codes with Commentary

Number of pages: 658 Posted: 28 Jul 2017
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 1,309 (24,883)

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Texas Estates Code, Texas Property Code, Texas, wills, probate, trusts, estate administration, guardianship, estate planning

12.

Pets Trusts: Fido with a Fortune?

Trusts and Estates Law Section, New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting, January 2010, Texas Tech Law School Research Paper No. 2010-22
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2010
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 1,216 (27,743)

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pets, animals, trusts, estate planning, wills, dogs, cats, parrots, tax

13.

The Benefits and Disadvantages of Living Trusts

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, February 2014
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 01 Mar 2014
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 1,201 (28,234)

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trusts, living trusts, inter vivos trusts, Texas, estate planning

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When You Pass on, Don't Leave the Passwords Behind: Planning for Digital Assets

Probate & Property, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 40, January/February 2012
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 07 Jan 2012
Gerry W. Beyer and Naomi Cahn
Texas Tech University School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 1,122 (31,197)

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digital assets, wills, trusts, estate planning, passwords, computers, disability, death

15.

An Estate Planner's Guide to the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 15 Aug 2018
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 1,011 (36,134)

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Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, UPHPA, property, tenants in common, partition, heirs property

16.

A Texas Notary's Guide to Estate Planning Documents

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, January 2016
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 23 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 21 Oct 2015
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 992 (37,090)

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estate planning, wills, Texas, notary, document execution, power of attorney

17.

Statutory Fill-in-The-Blank Will Forms

Probate & Property, Vol. 10, pp. 26-28, December 1996
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 02 Apr 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 954 (39,194)

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statutory fill-in-the-blank form, wills, will forms

18.

Non-Fungible Tokens: What Every Estate Planner Needs to Know

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 28 Nov 2021
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 915 (41,556)
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NFT, non-fungible tokens, estate planning, wills, trusts, blockchain, cryptocurrency, collectibles, tokens, minting

19.

Rewards from the Grave: Keeping Loyalty Program Benefits in the Family

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, July 2011
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 08 Jul 2011
Gerry W. Beyer and Mikela Bryant
Texas Tech University School of Law and Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal
Downloads 880 (43,823)

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estate planning, wills, loyalty programs, frequent flyer

20.

A Guide to Texas Pet Trusts

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 Oct 2013
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 814 (48,768)

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pet trusts, animals, wills, trusts, estate planning, Texas

21.

Case Law Update

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Case Law Update

25th Annual Wills and Probate Institute, South Texas College of Law, 2010
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 31 Aug 2010
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 238 (204,535)

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Texas, wills, trusts, intestacy, probate, estate planning, estate administration

Case Law Update

26th Annual Wills and Probate Institute, South Texas College of Law, Chapter N, 2011
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 24 Sep 2011
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 210 (230,702)

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wills, trusts, estate planning, non-probate assets, probate, administration, estate administration, intestacy, Texas

Case Law Update

27th Annual Wills and Probate Institute, Chapter P, September 2012
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 21 Sep 2012
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 189 (254,089)

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wills, trusts, estate planning, non-probate assets, probate, administration, estate administration, intestacy, Texas

Case Law Update

28th Annual Wills and Probate Institute, South Texas College of Law, ch. R, 2013
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 23 Sep 2013
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 177 (269,402)

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Wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, estate planning, Texas

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An Estate Planner's Guide to Specific Testamentary Gifts

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals 2020
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 08 Feb 2021
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 799 (49,994)

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wills, bequests, testamentary gifts, estate planning, devises, collections, ademption, exoneration, lapse, tangible personal property document, financial power of attorney

23.

Lady Bird Deeds and Transfer on Death Deeds

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 Dec 2018
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 789 (50,865)

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lady bird deeds, transfer on death deeds, estate planning, deeds, enhanced life estate deed, Medicaid

24.

Are in Terrorem Clauses Still Frightening?

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, July 2009
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 12 Jul 2010
Gerry W. Beyer and Benjamin Major
Texas Tech University School of Law and Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal
Downloads 765 (53,045)

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wills, trusts, in terrorem, no-contest,Texas, estate planning, forfeiture, H.B. 1969, HB 1969

25.

Anticipating Will Contests and How to Avoid Them

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 10 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2012
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 749 (54,539)

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wills, will contest, estate planning, ante-mortem probate, will execution ceremony, videorecording wills, no contest clauses, in terrorem clauses, witnesses

26.

2021 Texas Estates & Trust Codes with Commentary

Number of pages: 667 Posted: 28 Jul 2021
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 697 (60,018)

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Texas Estates Code, Texas Property Code, Texas, Intestacy, Intestate Succession, Wills, Probate, Trusts, Estate Administration, Guardianship, Estate Planning

27.

Will Contests - Prediction and Prevention

Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal, Vol. 4, p. 1, 2011
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 02 Mar 2012
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 695 (60,249)

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wills, estates, probate, will contests, in terrorem, will execution, videorecorded wills, ante-mortem probate

28.

Summary of Changes Made By the 2021 Texas Legislature

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 10 Aug 2021
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 656 (64,952)

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Texas, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Guardianship, 2021 Texas Legislature

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Puff, the Magic Dragon, and the Estate Planner

3 Texas A&M University Journal of Property Law 1 (2016)
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2016
Gerry W. Beyer and Brooke Dacus
Texas Tech University School of Law and California Lutheran University
Downloads 594 (73,667)

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estate planning, wills, trusts, marijuana, life insurance, testamentary capacity

30.

Wills and Trusts

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Wills and Trusts

Southern Methodist University Law Review, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2010
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 11 Sep 2010
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 492 (92,086)

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Texas, will, trusts, intestate succession, intestacy, estate administration, probate

Wills and Trusts

Southern Methodist University Law Review, Vol. 62, No. 4, 2009
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Nov 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 98 (427,684)

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wills, trusts, estate planning, estate administration, probate

31.

The Texas Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act: A Primer for Estate Planners

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 19 Sep 2017
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 584 (75,239)
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digital assets, digital property, Texas, Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, wills, trusts, power of attorney, guardianship, email, social media, electronic communications

32.

Transfer on Death Deeds: A Texas Primer

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 18 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2016
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 583 (75,407)

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transfer on death deeds, Texas, property, non-probate, deeds, non-testamentary, probate avoidance, TODD

33.

Decanting is Not Just for Sommeliers

Estate Planning Studies, July 2014
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 02 Aug 2014
Gerry W. Beyer and Melissa Willms
Texas Tech University School of Law and Davis & Willms, PLLC
Downloads 577 (76,402)

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decanting, trusts, estate planning

34.

Digital Planning: The Future of Elder Law

NAELA Journal, Vol. 9, p. 135, 2013, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-94, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2013-94
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 18 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2013
Gerry W. Beyer and Naomi Cahn
Texas Tech University School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 555 (80,201)

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will, trusts, digital assets, internet, passwords, estate planning, elder law

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Sign on the [Electronic] Dotted Line: The Rise of the Electronic Will

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 07 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2019
Gerry W. Beyer and Katherine Peters
Texas Tech University School of Law and Texas Tech University, School of Law, Students
Downloads 543 (82,393)

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E-Wills, Electronic Wills, Wills, Estate Planning, Electronic Wills Act

36.

Fundamentals of Texas Multiple-Party Accounts

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 20 Sep 2010
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 539 (83,151)

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Texas, joint account, trust account, POD account, convenience account, right of survivorship, bank account

37.

Manipulating the Conduct of Beneficiaries with Conditional Gifts

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, October 2012
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 26 Sep 2012
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 514 (88,233)

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conditional gifts, wills, Texas, estate planning

38.

The Uniform Power of Attorney Act: New Solutions to Old Problems

Estate Planning Studies, 2009, Texas Tech Law School Research Paper No. 2009-03
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 02 May 2009 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 483 (95,188)

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power of attorney, agent, principal, Uniform Power of Attorney Act, disability planning

39.

2015 Texas Estate Planning Legislative Update

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 03 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2015
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 474 (97,385)

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wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, trusts, transfer on death deeds, TOD deeds, disclaimers, trust protectors, attorney trust accounts, divorce, body disposition

40.

Max's Taxes: A Tax-Based Analysis of Pet Trusts

University of Richmond Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 4, 2009, Texas Tech Law School Research Paper No. 2010-08
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 May 2009 Last Revised: 12 May 2010
Gerry W. Beyer and Jonathan P. Wilkerson
Texas Tech University School of Law and Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 463 (100,044)

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trusts, pets, animals, tax, income tax, estate tax, gift tax, wills

41.

The Role of Legal Assistants in the Estate Planning Practice

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, January 2012
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 26 Jan 2012
Gerry W. Beyer and Kerri G. Nipp
Texas Tech University School of Law and U.S. Trust
Downloads 460 (100,794)

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paralegal, legal assistant, Texas, estate planning, law firm, probate, wills, trusts, estate planning

42.

Morals from the Courthouse: A Study of Recent Texas Cases Impacting the Wills, Probate, and Trust Practice

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2015
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 451 (103,155)

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intestacy, intestate succession, wills, trusts, probate, estate planning, estate administration

43.

Technology’s Impact on the Changing Future of the Trusts and Estate Practice

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 Feb 2020
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 445 (104,844)

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electronic wills, cryptocurrency, technology, estate planning, wills, trusts, probate

44.

Estate Planning Highlights of the 2017 Texas Legislature

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 24 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2017
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 440 (106,266)

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Texas, intestate succession, intestacy, wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, estate planning, 2017 Texas Legislature

45.

Cryptocurrency -- What Estate Planners Need to Know

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 20 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2019
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 428 (109,819)

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cryptocurrency, virtual currency, Bitcoin, estate planning, digital currency, blockchain, prudent investment, wills, trusts

46.

Recent Texas Cases Impacting the Wills, Probate, and Trust Practice

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 13 Jun 2017
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 428 (109,819)

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Texas, estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, intestacy

47.

2009 Texas Legislative Update: Intestacy, Wills, Trusts, and Related Matters

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, July 2009
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 23 Jul 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 413 (114,451)

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wills, trusts, estate administration, probate, Texas

48.

Who Said Learning Trusts & Estates Can't Be Fun?

St. Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 58, p. 713, 2014
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 29 Mar 2014
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 407 (116,409)

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wills, trusts, estates, estate planning, estate administration, estate administration, probate, teaching, instruction, law school

49.

Video-Recording the Will Execution Ceremony

Estate Planning Studies, April 2010
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 18 May 2010
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 398 (119,466)

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wills, will execution, will execution ceremony, video, videotape, videorecording, estate planning

50.

The Communicationally Challenged Testator

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, April 2009
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 05 Jun 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 392 (121,864)

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wills, communication, blind, deaf, illiterate, estate planning

51.

Estate Planning Highlights of the 2019 Texas Legislature

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals. 2019
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 03 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 12 May 2020
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 373 (128,553)

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Texas, Intestate Succession, Intestacy, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, 2019 Texas Legislature

52.

What If Your Parrot Outlives You? Preparing for Your Bird’s Future

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Nov 2020
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 372 (128,933)

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parrots, trusts, pets, pet trusts, statutory pet trusts, animal caregivers, estate planning, companion animals

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Federal Income and Wealth Transfer Taxation: What Happened and What Might Happen Next

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, May 2013
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 31 May 2013
Gerry W. Beyer and Robert Moshman
Texas Tech University School of Law and Independent
Downloads 371 (129,320)

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estate tax, gift tax, income tax, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, ATRA, taxation, estate planning

54.

Estate Planning Ramifications of Obergefell v. Hodges

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 09 Jul 2016
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 367 (130,954)

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Texas, estate planning, gay, lesbian, Obergefell, common-law marriage, same-sex marriage, community property, heirship determination

55.

Electronic Wills: The Changing Future of the Estate Practice

Number of pages: 106 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 355 (135,833)

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Electronic wills, e-Wills, wills, estate planning, Uniform Electronic Wills Act

56.

Texas Estate Planning Judicial Update: End of 2020 Edition

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 07 Feb 2021
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 352 (137,114)

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Texas, estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, intestacy

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Lessons from the Supreme Court of Texas

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, October 2010
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 23 Oct 2010
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 350 (137,955)

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Estate Planning, Wills, Intestate Succession, Trusts, Probate, Texas, Estate Administration

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A Guide to Fiduciary Selection

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, July 2014
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 30 Jul 2014
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 349 (138,376)

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fiduciary, executor, trustee, agent, estate planning, Texas, probate

59.

Staying Out of Trouble

Estate Planning Studies, p. 1, April 2012
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 16 Apr 2012
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 347 (139,265)

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legal malpractice, professional responsibility, privity, estate planning

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What Hath the Courts Wrought to the Texas Estate Planner?

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 26 Jun 2016
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 340 (142,314)

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Texas, wills, trusts, probate, estate planning, estate administration, probate, intestacy

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How the 2017 Texas Legislature Modernized Durable Powers of Attorney

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals (2018)
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 20 May 2018
Gerry W. Beyer and Lora Davis
Texas Tech University School of Law and Davis Stephenson, PLLC
Downloads 339 (142,761)

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Power of Attorney, Durable Power of Attorney, Texas, Estate Planning

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Digital Wills: Has the Time Come for Wills to Join the Digital Revolution?

Ohio Northern University Law Review, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 865-902, 2007
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Mar 2009
Gerry W. Beyer and Claire G. Hargrove
Texas Tech University School of Law and St. Mary's University School of Law
Downloads 334 (145,057)
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wills, digital wills, electronic wills, estate planning

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The Fine Art of Intimidating Disgruntled Beneficiaries with in Terrorem Clauses

SMU Law Review, Vol. 51, p. 225, 1998
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 05 Mar 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 329 (147,453)

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wills, in terrorem clause

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Don't Forget About Pets When Planning for Disability and Death

42:3 Generations 109 (2018)
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 25 Jan 2019
Gerry W. Beyer and Barry Seltzer B.A. LL.B. TEP
Texas Tech University School of Law and Barrister & Solicitor
Downloads 327 (148,393)

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pets, pet trusts, statutory pet trusts, animal caregivers, estate planning, companion animals

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Recent Cases: Intestacy, Wills, Probate, and Trusts

Texas College of Probate Judges 2019 Annual Meeting
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 Aug 2019
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 320 (151,823)

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probate, wills, trusts, estate planning, Texas, estate administration, intestacy, non-probate assets, judicial developments, case law

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Texas Estate Planning Case Law Update

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Jun 2012
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 317 (153,346)

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wills, trusts, estate planning, probate, estate administration, Texas, non-probate assets

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Texas Estate Planning Judicial Update: Fall 2021 Edition

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 315 (154,383)

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Texas, estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, intestacy

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Effect of Divorce on a Client's Estate Plan

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, December 2013
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 08 Dec 2013
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 315 (154,383)

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Texas, divorce, wills, trusts, estate plan, power of attorney, life insurance, guardianship

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Recent Case: Intestacy, Wills, Probate, and Trusts

Proceedings of the Texas College of Probate Judges Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, August 2018
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 14 Aug 2018
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 310 (157,059)

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Texas, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Estate Administration, Intestacy

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Experiential Learning in Trusts and Estates Courses

Georgia State University College of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2011-27
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 24 Jun 2011 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2012
Gerry W. Beyer and Mary F. Radford
Texas Tech University School of Law and Georgia State University - College of Law
Downloads 298 (163,653)

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wills, trusts, estate planning, ACTEC, experiental learning, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, teaching, law school

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Avoiding the Estate Planning 'Blue Screen of Death' - Common Non-Tax Errors and How to Prevent Them

Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal, Vol. 1, No. 61, 2008
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 12 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 296 (164,832)

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estate planning, malpractice

72.

Texas Estate Planning Judicial Update: Summer 2022 Edition

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 29 Jul 2022
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Texas, estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, intestacy

73.

Texas Estate Planning Judicial Update — June 2020 Edition

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 17 Jul 2020
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Texas, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Estate Administration, Intestacy

74.

What Estate Planners Need to Know About the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, January 2010
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 23 Dec 2009
Gerry W. Beyer and Kimberly Sias
Texas Tech University School of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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anatomical gifts, anatomical donations, death, Texas, organs, organ donation

75.

'What'll You Do [With Me] When I'm Gone' ― Controlling Body Disposition: The Law and the Macabre

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 01 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2016
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Anatomical Gift, Organ Donation, Body Disposition, Burial, Cremation, Texas

76.

Texas Estate Planning Judicial Update: Spring 2021 Edition

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 21 Apr 2021
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Texas, estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, intestacy

77.

COVID-19 and the Estate Planner

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 20 May 2020
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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COVID-19, wills, trusts, estate planning, probate, Texas, advance directives, powers of attorney, notarization, e-wills

78.

2013 Texas Estate Planning Legislative Update

Estate Planning Developments for Texas, July 2013
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 16 Jul 2013
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Texas, wills, trusts, intestacy, decanting, estate planning, probate, estate administration, power of attorney

79.

Texas Estate Planning Judicial Update: End of 2019 Edition

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 21 Jan 2020
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Texas, estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, intestacy

80.

How to Conduct an Illinois Will Execution

Trusts & Estates (Illinois State Bar Association), Vol. 59, No. 3, October 2012
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 13 Oct 2012
Gerry W. Beyer and Eugene Kozob
Texas Tech University School of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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wills, will ceremony, will execution, Illinois, estate planning

81.

Critters in the Estate Plan

NYSBA Trusts and Estates Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 43, No. 2, p. 25, Summer 2010
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 27 Aug 2010
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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wills, trusts, pets, animals, estate planning, dogs, cats, birds, parrots

82.

Estate Planning for Pets

Probate & Property, Vol. 15, pp. 7-12, 2001
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 02 Apr 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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animal law, wills, pets

83.

Pet Animals: What Happens When their Humans Die?

Santa Clara Law Review, Vol. 40, No. 3, 2000
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 02 Apr 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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animal law, trusts, pets

84.

Ante-Mortem Probate: A Viable Alternative

Arkansas Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 1, 1990
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 02 Apr 2009
Aloysius Leopold and Gerry W. Beyer
St. Mary's University School of Law and Texas Tech University School of Law
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probate, wills, ante-mortem

85.

Videotaping the Will Execution Ceremony - Preventing Frustration of the Testator's Final Wishes

St. Mary's Law Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 1-55, 1983
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 13 Feb 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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wills, video will

86.

Morals from the Courthouse: A Study of Recent Texas Cases Impacting the Wills, Probate, and Trusts Practice

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 27 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2018
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Texas, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Estate Administration, Intestacy

87.

What Texas Estate Planners Need to Know About Transferring a Wind Interest

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 04 Oct 2009
Gerry W. Beyer and Christianson Hartman
Texas Tech University School of Law and Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal
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wills, wind, estate planning, green energy, turbines

88.

Effectuating Your Client's Body Disposition Desires

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, 2014
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 01 Nov 2014
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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body disposition, burial, cremation, agent, Texas, estate planning, death

89.

Pre-Mortem Probate

Probate & Property, Vol. 7, pp. 6-9, August 1993
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 02 Apr 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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pre-mortem probate, ante-mortem probate, living probate

90.

Texas Estate Planning Judicial Update - End of 2021 Edition

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 11 Jan 2022
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Texas, estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, intestacy

91.

Wills and Trusts, Annual Survey of Texas Law

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Wills and Trusts, Annual Survey of Texas Law

Southern Methodist University Law Review, Vol. 58, p. 1205, 2005
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 09 Mar 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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wills, trusts, estate planning, Texas

Wills and Trusts, Annual Survey of Texas Law

Southern Methodist University Law Review, Vol. 60, p. 1363, 2007
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 09 Mar 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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wills, trusts, estate planning, Texas

Wills and Trusts, Annual Survey of Texas Law

Southern Methodist Law Review, Vol. 57, p. 1293, 2004
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 09 Mar 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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wills, trusts, estate planning, Texas

92.

Texas Estate Planning Judicial Update -- End of 2022 Edition

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 13 Jan 2023
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Texas, estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, estate administration, intestacy

93.

Wills & Trusts

3 SMU Ann. Tex. Surv. 465
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Oct 2017
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Texas, Probate, Wills, Intestacy, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Trusts

94.

Statutory Fill-In Will Forms-The First Decade: Theoretical Constructs and Empirical Findings

Oregon Law Review, Vol. 72, No. 4, pp. 769-857, 1993
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 13 Feb 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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wills, fill-in forms

95.

Probate and Trusts

SMU Law Review, Vol. 53, pp. 1229-1296, 2000
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 03 Apr 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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intestacy, wills, estate planning, Texas

96.

What Every Veterinarian Needs to Know about Pet Trusts

JAVMA, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol. 229, p. 1576, 2006
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 14 Apr 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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pet trusts, pet wills, veterinarians

97.

Pay to the Order of Whom?-The Case of the Ambiguous Multiple Payee Designation

University of Toledo Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 3, 1990
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 13 Feb 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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ambiguous multiple payee, uniform commercial code

98.

Preparing a Will for a Client with Communication Challenges

Trusts & Estates (Illinois State Bar Association), April 2012
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 30 Apr 2012
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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wills, communication, blind, deaf, illiterate, estate planning, Illinois

99.

Trusts and Estates Practice into the Next Millennium

Probate & Property, Vol. 13, pp. 7-11, February 1999
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 02 Apr 2009
Marc Bekerman and Gerry W. Beyer
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Texas Tech University School of Law
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trusts, estate planning

100.

Simplification of Inter Vivos Trust Instruments-From Incorporation by Reference to the Uniform Custodial Trust Act and Beyond

South Texas Law Review, Vol. 32, No. 2, 1991
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 02 Apr 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Uniform Custodial Trust Act, inter vivos trust, forms

101.

Danger Ahead! – Will Your New Estate Planning Associate Know Texas Law?

61-1 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 38 (2023)
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 23 Jan 2023
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Texas, Bar Examination, UBE, NextGen, Estate Planning, Attorney, Lawyer, Law Student

102.

Enhancing Self-Determination through Guardian Self-Declaration

Indiana Law Review, Vol. 23, No. 1, 1990
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 02 Apr 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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guardianship, forms

103.

Videotape and the Probate Process: The Nexus Grows

Oklahoma Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 1, 1989
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2009
William Buckley and Gerry W. Beyer
Haynes & Boone LLP and Texas Tech University School of Law
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video will, probate, probate video

104.

Video Requiem: Thy Will Be Done

Trusts & Estates, Vol. 124, pp. 24-27, July 1985
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 03 Apr 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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wills, estate planning, video recording

105.

Review of Raymond C. O'Brien & Michael T. Flannery, Decedents' Estates: Cases and Materials (2006)

University of Arkansas Law Review, Vol. 29, p. 561, 2007
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 14 Apr 2009
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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casebooks, wills, trusts, estate planning

106.

Texas Case Law Update

Posted: 30 May 2013
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law

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wills, trusts, estate planning, non-probate assets, probate, administration, estate administration, intestacy, Texas

107.

2011 Texas Estate Planning Legislative Update

Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals, November 2011
Posted: 25 Nov 2011
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law

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Professor Aloysius A. Leopold: An Extraordinary Man

47 St. Mary's L.J. xi
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 16 Jan 2016
Gerry W. Beyer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Aloysius A. Leopold, St. Mary's University, law professors, tributes