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1. Introductory Background 2. History of the Law of Wills and Testaments 3. Source and Extent of Testamentary Power--Legislative and Judicial Control 4. (Reserved) 5. Inherent Nature and Elements of a Will 6. Will Substitutes 7. Gifts Causa Mortis 8. (Reserved) 9. Contingent Wills 10. Contracts to Make Wills 11. Joint, Mutual and Reciprocal Wills 12. Capacity of Make a Will 13. Mistake 14. Misrepresentation, Nondisclosure and Fraud 15. Undue Influences and Duress 16. What Can Be Disposed of by Will 17. Who Can Take by Will 18. (Reserved) 19. Formalities of Execution 20. Special Types of Wills 21. Revocation 22. Alteration and Spoliation 23. Republication and Revival 24. Tort Liability for Wrongs Connected with Wills 25. Contracts Concerning Probate and Contest of Wills 26. Probate and Contest of Domestic Wills 27. Probate and Contest of Lost and Spoliated Wills 28. Probate and Contest of Foreign Wills 29. Evidence 30. Construction - General Principles 31. Suits and Other Proceedings to Construe Wills 32. Evidence in Aid of Construction 33. Description of Property 34. Description of Beneficiaries 35. Gifts to a Class 36. Distribution Among Beneficiaries 37. Nature of Estates Created by Will 38. Marital Deduction 39. Gifts of Income, Annuities, Support and Related Benefits 40. Testamentary Trusts 41. Charitable Trusts 42. Perpetuities and Accumulations 43. Vested and Contingent Interests 44. Conditional Gifts 45. Powers 46. Conversion by Will 47. Election 48. Classes of Legacies and Devises 49. Acceptance and Renunciation of Devises and Legacies 50. Lapsed and Void Devises and Legacies 51. Charge of Legacies 52. Charge of Debts 53. Abatement 54. Ademption 55. Advancements 56. Contribution 57. Satisfaction and Discharge of Debts 58. Cumulative and Substitutional Legacies 59. Rights and Liabilities of Devisees and Legatees 60. Conflict of Laws 61. Tax Considerations in Will Drafting