Live one-state intensive · practical training, not CLE
West Virginia estate planning course for attorneys
Learn the West Virginia-specific authority and workflow behind wills, succession, trusts, financial powers, healthcare decisions, execution and implementation. Work through source-linked reading, fictional files, written exercises and scored checks without being tested on another state.
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What the West Virginia track includes
Lessons
6
Active study
About 8 hours
Knowledge checks
24
Case-work tasks
24
West Virginia course syllabus
West Virginia: calculate family shares and the augmented estate
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
West Virginia: separate will execution, proof and substitute gifts
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
West Virginia: verify trust funding, authority and accountability
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
West Virginia: control financial agency and specific powers
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
West Virginia: protect patient choice and select the proper decision-maker
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
West Virginia: integrate transfers, administration and tax
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
Selected course authorities
These links show the source trail used by the published lessons. They are research starting points, not a substitute for checking current law and later amendments.
- W. Va. Code §42-1 — intestacy, representation, survival and advancements
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- W. Va. Code §42-3-1 — marriage-duration percentage and supplement
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- W. Va. Code §42-3-2 — augmented-estate components
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- W. Va. Code §42-3-4 — election timing and exclusions
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- W. Va. Code §42-3-6 — credits and contribution order
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- W. Va. Code §41-1 — execution, revocation, divorce and revival
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- W. Va. Code §41-2-1 — beneficiary witnesses
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- W. Va. Code §41-5-15 — lifetime witness affidavits and contest limitation
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- W. Va. Code §41-3 — substitute gifts, residue and pour-over trusts
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- W. Va. Code §41-4-2 — after-born child when a child already lived
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- W. Va. Code §44D-4-402 — creation and exceptions
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- W. Va. Code §44D-4-407 — oral trusts unenforceable
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Questions about the West Virginia course
Does this course cover only West Virginia?
Yes. This purchase opens the West Virginia track only. Its lessons, exercises and knowledge checks do not test the rules of other states.
How long is the West Virginia estate planning course?
Plan for about 8 hours of active study across 6 lessons, including source reading, case workshops, knowledge checks and revision. Pace varies.
Is this course accredited for CLE credit?
No. Estateur courses are practical attorney training and do not provide CLE credit, specialist certification or a guarantee of competence.
What does the $499 purchase include?
The one-time $499 purchase includes lifetime access to the West Virginia track and its future updates. It does not unlock the other 49 state tracks.
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