Table of Contents

Part 1: The Context of Succession Law - 1. What is Succession Law; 2. The Relationships of Succession: The 'Family'; 3. The Boundaries of the Law of Succession; 4. Death, Bodies and Succession. Part 2: Intestacy - 5. Where There is no Will - Intestacy. Part 3: Wills - 6. The Testator's Mind; 7. The Formal Process; 8. Dispensing with the Formalities; 9. The Testator's Changing Mind: Revocation and Alteration of Wills; 10. Establishing the Text: Mistake and Rectification in the Probate Court; 11. Establishing the Meaning; 12. When Gifts Fail: Technical Rules; 13. When Gifts Fail: Equitable Doctrines; 14. Public Policy and Succession. Part 4: Family Provision - 15. Family Provision. Part 5: Administration of the Estate - 16. The Representatives; 17. The Administration Process.