1 들어가기 Family Law 12
2 기본 개념 Family Law 13
2.1 ISSUE 1: Marital Agreement 13
2.2 ISSUE 2: Divorce 13
2.3 ISSUE 3: Custody & Alimony 13
3 Marriage 14
3.1 Marriage 요건 및 절차 14
3.2 Premarital Agreement (=Prenuptial Agreement) 15
3.3 Common Law Marriage 19
3.4 Full Faith and Credit Rule 21
3.5 Marriage 관련 확인 필요 이슈 22
3.6 Special Issue 1: Interspousal Immunity 22
4 Divorce & Annulment 25
4.1 Annulment 26
4.2 Divorce Minimum Contact/Domicile Standard 27
4.3 Fault-Ground Divorce / No-Fault Divorce 28
4.4 Special Issue 1: Settlement Agreement (=Divorce Agreement) 31
5 Property 32
5.1 Jurisdiction Determination 32
5.2 Separate Property 33
5.3 Marital Property 34
5.4 Unmarried Cohabitants 37
6 Spousal & Child Support/Child Custody 38
6.1 Spousal Support (=Alimony) 38
6.2 Child Support 41
6.3 Jurisdiction Determination 43
6.4 Custody 결정 기준 45
6.5 Visitation 결정 기준 45
6.6 Special Issue 1: Parent Authority upon Child 46
6.7 Special Issue 2: Child-Parent Absolute Immunity 47
6.8 Special Issue 3: Artificial Insemination 48
6.9 Special Issue 4: After-18 Child Support 48
7 Modification 49
7.1 Special Issue 1: 소득 감소 50
7.2 Special Issue 2: Child Custody를 갖고 있는 배우자가 State를 옮겨 다니는 경우 52
7.3 Special Issue 3: Retroactive vs. Prospective 52
8 Nonmarital Child / Adoption 53
8.1 Nonmarital Child Right 53
8.2 Natural(Putative) Parents 53
8.2.1 Natural(Putative) Parents’ Rights 53
8.3 Adoption Issue 56
8.3.1 Special Issue 1: Adoption against Putative Parents 57
8.3.2 Special Issue 2: Visitation Right 58
8.3.3 Special Issue 3: Equitable Adoption 59
8.3.4 Special Issue 4: Gestational Agreement 59
9 The Third Party’s Issue 60
9.1 The Third Party’s Custody Right 61
9.1.1 Common Law Standard 61
9.1.2 Modern Rule Standard 61
9.2 The Third Party’s Visitation Right 62
1 들어가기 Will Law 63
2 기본 개념 Will Law 64
2.1 ISSUE 1: Will Formality 64
2.2 ISSUE 2: Intestate 64
2.3 ISSUE 3: Categories of Gifts 64
3 Will Formalities 65
3.1 Elements of Will 65
3.1.1 Testator의 서명이 담긴 문서 65
3.2 Testamentary Intent 66
3.3 Attestation of Witnesses 67
3.3.1 Special Issue 1: Codicil 70
3.4 Holographic Will 71
3.5 Will Contest 72
3.6 Special Issue 1: Will작성 후, Divorce & Separation발생 75
3.7 Special Issue 2: Nonmarital Children의 등장 76
3.8 Special Issue 3: Will Domicile 76
4 Intestate Rule 77
4.1 Surviving Spouse Requirements 78
4.2 Adopted Children 79
4.3 Nonmarital Children 80
4.4 Surrogate Mother(대리모) 이슈 81
4.5 Per Stripes Vs. Per Capita 82
4.6 Pretermitted Heir Clause 82
5 Revocation by a Testator 83
5.1 Physical Destruction 84
5.2 Subsequent Instrument 85
5.3 Operation of Law 86
5.4 Special Issue 1: Will을 잃어버린 경우 87
6 Rejection by Beneficiary 87
6.1 Disclaimer by Beneficiary 87
6.2 Death of Beneficiary 88
6.2.1 Common Law 적용시 89
6.2.2 Anti-Lapse Statute 적용시 89
6.2.3 Beneficiary Death after 120hours of Testators’ Death 91
6.2.4 Special Issue 1: Testator(Decedent) Killed by Beneficiary 92
6.2.5 Special Issue 2: Cy Pres Doctrine 93
7 Property Distribution 95
7.1 Categories of Gifts 95
7.1.1 Specific Gift Issue 97
7.1.2 General Gift Issue 98
7.1.3 Doctrine of Ademption 99
7.1.4 Exoneration of Encumbrance 100
7.1.5 Closed Stock Vs. Opened Stock 100
7.1.6 유증으로 줄 수 없는 재산: Insurance Policy 101
7.2 Abatement 101
7.2.1 Debt Problem: Common Law Vs. Modern Rule 102
7.2.2 Specific Gift Vs. Residuary Gift & General Gift 102
7.3 Advancement 104
1 들어가기 Trust Law 106
2 기본 개념 Trust Law 107
2.1 ISSUE 1: Trust Creation 107
2.2 ISSUE 2: Type of Trust 107
2.3 ISSUE 3: Trust Modification 107
3 Trust Creation 108
3.1 Settlor’s Intent 108
3.2 Transfer of Property 110
3.3 Trust Purpose 110
3.4 명확한 Beneficiaries 111
4 Type of Trust 112
4.1 기본 사항 정리 113
4.2 Spendthrift Trust 115
4.2.1 Against 일반 Creditors 116
4.2.2 Against Alimony and Child Support 116
4.2.3 Settlor as Beneficiary 117
4.3 Pure Discretionary Trust 118
4.4 Support Trust 118
4.5 Pour-Over Trust 119
4.6 Totten Trust 120
4.7 Charitable Trust 120
4.8 Honorary Trust 122
5 Trust Modification &Termination 122
5.1 Modification & Termination 방법 122
5.2 Court’s Decisions 125
5.3 Revocation by Will, Divorce 126
6 Trustee 이슈 127
6.1 Trustee 설명 127
6.2 Trustee Right 128
6.3 Abuse of Discretion 128
6.4 Trustee’s Duties 129
6.4.1 Duty of Loyalty 129
6.4.2 Duty of Prudence 130
6.4.3 Duty to Disclose and Account 132
6.5 Trustee’s Liabilities 132
7 Beneficiary 133
7.1 Special Issue 1: Adopted Child as a Beneficiary 134
7.2 Special Issue 2: Surviving Issue 135