Estates, future interests, and powers of appointment in a nutshell / by Thomas P. Gallanis, Lawrence W. Waggoner.

Introduction to estates and future interests
Classifying possessory estates (a.k.a. present interests)
Classifying future interests
Two consequences of the classification of future interests
The rule against perpetuities
Three other rules governing future interests
Marital estates at common law
Modern protections for the surviving spouse
Concurrent estates
A primer on powers
Who owns the appointive property?
Exercising a power
Effectiveness of the appointment
Powers and the rule against perpetuities.