Top SSRN Downloads

Here are the top downloads from August 7, 2007 to October 6, 2007 from the SSRN Journal of Wills, Trusts, & Estates Law for all papers announced in the last 60 days:

Rank	Downloads	Paper Title
1	118	Speak Clearly and Listen Well: Negating the Duty to Diversify Trust Investments Jeffrey A. Cooper, Quinnipiac University School of Law, Date posted to database: August 10, 2007 Last Revised: August 23, 2007
2	99	Agency Costs, Charitable Trusts, and Corporate Control: Evidence from Hershey's Kiss-Off Jonathan Klick, Robert H. Sitkoff, Florida State University College of Law, Harvard Law School, Date posted to database: August 31, 2007 Last Revised: October 1, 2007
3	40	Why Did Trust Law Become Statute Law in the United States? John H. Langbein, Yale University - Law School, Date posted to database: September 12, 2007 Last Revised: September 23, 2007
4	33	Estate Tax Exemption Portability: What Should the IRS Do? And What Should Planners Do in the Interim? Mitchell Gans, Hofstra University - School of Law, Date posted to database: September 11, 2007 Last Revised: September 26, 2007
5	26	When Informal Adoption Meets Intestate Succession: The Cultural Myopia of the Equitable Adoption Doctrine Michael J. Higdon, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Date posted to database: August 28, 2007 Last Revised: August 28, 2007
6	21	Designating Health Care Decision-Makers for Patients Without Advance Directives: A Psychological Critique Nina A. Kohn, Jeremy A. Blumenthal, Syracuse University - College of Law, Syracuse University - College of Law, Date posted to database: August 31, 2007 Last Revised: September 25, 2007
7	20	The Uniform Acts' Loophole in Fraudulent Conveyance Law Adam J. Hirsch, Florida State University College of Law, Date posted to database: September 15, 2007 Last Revised: September 26, 2007
8	11	International Perspective on Intestacy Practices: Lessons for India Siddhartha Shukla, National Law University, Jodhpur, Date posted to database: July 21, 2007 Last Revised: July 23, 2007