| A PERSON WHO RECEIVES A POWER TO ACT OR AN INTEREST IN REAL ESTATE FROM ANOTHEREXECUTOR | | A PERSON NOMINATED IN A WILL TO MANAGE AND DISTRIBUTE A PROBATE ESTATE. . BECOMES A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AFTER COURT AUTHORIZATION |
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| ACCOUNT | | SPELLS OUT WHAT FIDUCIARY RECEIVED, DISBURSED, AND HAS LEFT ON HAND. WHAT WAS DONE WITH ASSETS AND MONEY. |
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| ADMINISTRATION | | TAKING POSSESSION OF ASSETS, PAYING BILLS, COLLECTING INCOME, ACCOUNTING FOR SAME ALL AFTER APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN, CONSERVATOR, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OR TRUSTEE |
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| ADMINISTRATOR | | A PERSON WHO MANAGES AND DISTRIBUTES A PROBATE ESTATE WHERE DECEASED LEFT NO WILL |
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| ATTORNEY | | THE ONE THAT KNOWS THE LAW, FILLS OUT THE PAPERS, AND HOW TO GET YOU THROUGH THE PROBATE OR ESTATE PLAN |
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| ATTORNEY | | ONE WHO IS PUT IN STEAD OF ANOTHER. |
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| ATTORNEY AT LAW | | A PERSON WHO IS AN ADVOCATE OR COUNSEL EMPLOYED IN TRYING CASES IN THE COURT |
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| ATTORNEY IN FACT | | A PERSON WHO EXERCISES POWER OR AUTHORITY IN ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER |
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| BAR | | THE RAIL SEPARATING THEPUBLIC FROM THE JUDGE AND ATTORNEYS AND JURY INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL |
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| BENCH | | THE JUDGES SEAT |
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| BENEFICIARY | | PERSON WHO GETS THE INCOME OR PRINCIPAL FROM THE TRUST |
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| BILL OF SALE | | TRANSFERS TITLE TO MOST PERSONAL PROPERTY |
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| BOND | | INSURANCE TO REPLACE THE VALUE OF THE ESTATE IF THE CONSERVATOR OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ABSCONDS WITH THE ESTATE |
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| BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY | | FAILURE TO ACT IN A MANNER OF CARE THAT PERSONS OF ORDINARY JUDGMENT AND INTELLIGENCE WOULD ACT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF SOMEONE ELSE. |
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| CERTIFICATE OF TITLE | | STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF AN ASSET USUALLY ISSUED BY A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY |
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| CITATION | | COURT COMPELLING YOU TO APPEAR AND ANSWER QUESTIONS |
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| CLAIMANT | | A PERSON THAT SAYS THE DISABLED OR DECEASED PERSON OWES HIM SOMETHING |
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| CONSENT | | SAYS YOU WISH TO MAKE NO OBJECTION TO THAT WHICH IS CONSENTED TO |
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| CONSERVATOR | | COURT APPOINTED PERSON TO MANAGE DISABLED PERSONS MONEY OR PROBATE ASSETS |
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| COUNSELOR | | AN OLDER ATTORNEY OR ADVISOR THAT TRIES THE CASE. (ATTORNEY AS YOUNGER MEMBER OF THE BAR) |
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| DEATH TAX | | AN ESTATE TAX OR INHERITANCE TAX |
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| DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION | | THE COURT'S WAY OF TRANSFERRING TITLE TO THE DEVISEE OR HEIR |
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| DEED | | TRANSFERS TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY(LAND AND BUILDINGS) |
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| DEVISEE | | A PERSON NAMED TO RECEIVE SOMETHING FROM DECEDENT'S PROBATE ESTATE (IN DAYS GONE BY A DEVISEE RECEIVED REAL ESTATE AND A LEGATEE RECEIVED CASH OR PERSONAL PROPERTY) |
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| DOCUMENT | | A WRITING WITH LETTERS, FIGURES, PHOTOGRAPHS OR MARKS WHICH MAY BE USED FOR EVIDENCE TO PROVE A FACT |
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| DRAFTSMAN | | A PERSON THAT COMPOSES A LEGAL DOCUMENT LIKE A WILL |
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| DUTY | | A RIGHT IN ONE PERSON WHICH CAUSES A CORRESPONDING RESPONSIBILITY OR DUTY TO ACT (OR REFRAIN FROM ACTING) IN ANOTHER PERSON. |
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| ESTATE | | ALL OF A PERSON'S MATERIAL POSSESSIONS AND CLAIMS AGAINST OTHERS. |
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| ESTATE PLAN | | WHO AND HOW MONEY AND ASSETS ARE TO BE MANAGED WHILE DISABLED AND HOW AND WHO GETS ASSETS AFTER DEATH. |
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| ESTATE TAX | | TAX ON THE DECEDENT'S RIGHT TO LEAVE HIS PROPERTY TO WHOM HE WANTS |
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| FIDUCIARY | | GENERICALLY, AN EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, CONSERVATOR, GUARDIAN, TRUSTEE, ATTORNEY IN FACT |
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| FIDUCIARY RETURN | | INCOME TAX RETURN FILED BY FIDUCIARY FOR A PROBATE ESTATE OR TRUST |
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| GRANTEE | | A PERSON WHO RECEIVES A POWER TO ACT OR AN INTEREST IN REAL ESTATE FROM ANOTHER |
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| GRANTOR | | A PERSON WHO TRANSFERS AN INTEREST IN REAL ESTATE OR A POWER TO ACT TO ANOTHER |
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| GUARDIAN | | COURT APPOINTED PERSON TO MANAGE DISABLED PERSONS HEALTH CARE, PLACE OF RESIDENCE OTHER PERSONAL ASPECTS OF LIFE. NOT MONEY OR ASSETS |
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| HEIR | | PERSONS NEAREST TO DECEASED RELATED BY BLOOD OR ADOPTION |
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| INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE | | TRUSTEE THAT MAKES PAYMENTS OF DISCRETIONARY INCOME AND PRINCIPAL (TAX DRIVEN) |
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| INHERITANCE TAX | | TAX ON THE DEVISEES OR BENEFICIARIES RIGHT TO RECEIVE AN INHERITANCE |
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| INSTRUMENT | | A FORMAL OR LEGAL DOCUMENT SUCH AS A WILL, DEED OR CONTRACT. FORMAL EXPRESSION TO A LEGAL ACT OR AGREEMENT TO CREATE OR TERMINATE A RIGHT |
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| INTERESTED PARTY | | A PERSON HAVING A CLAIM AGAINST DECEASED, A RIGHT TO INHERIT, OR NAMED IN WILL AS A DEVISEE |
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| LAPSE | | TIME'S UP. A TERMINATION OF A RIGHT, DUE TO NEGLECTING TO EXERCISE IT WITHIN A PRESCRIBED TIME |
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| LAUGHING HEIR | | PERSON RECEIVING SOMETHING FROM DECEDENT'S PROBATE ESTATE USUALLY WHEN THE DECEASED LEFT NO WILL AND NO CLOSELY RELATED HEIRS |
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| LAWYER | | A PERSON LEARNED IN THE LAW, A PERSON LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW |
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| NOTICE | | A WRITING DESCRIBING THE CONTENTS OF A PETITION AND GIVING THE DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SO THAT YOU MAY APPEAR TO ENFORCE YOUR RIGHTS IF ANY |
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| ORDER | | THE COURT'S DECISION ABOUT A PETITION |
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| PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE | | WHAT AN EXECUTOR OR ADMINISTRATOR BECOMES FOLLOWING COURT AUTHORIZATION |
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| PETITION | | ASKS THE COURT TO DO SOMETHING REGARDING A WILL OR TRUST |
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| POUR OVER WILL | | A SPECIAL WILL USED WHEN THE MAIN ESTATE PLAN IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH USE OF A TRUST. ALL PROBATE PROPERTY WILL THEN PASS INTO THE TRUST. |
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| POWER OF ATTORNEY | | GIVES ATTORNEY IN FACT CERTAIN AUTHORITY OR POWER TO DO WHAT ONLY YOU PERSONALLY COULD OTHERWISE DO |
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| PRINCIPAL | | A PERSON WHO GIVES CERTAIN POWER AND AUTHORITY TO ANOTHER TO ACT FOR HIM |
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| PROBATE | | A COURT PROCEEDING TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN OR CONSERVATOR OF A MINOR OR DISABLED PERSON, |
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| PROBATE ESTATE | | ALL OF A PERSON'S MATERIAL POSSESSIONS AND CLAIMS AGAINST OTHERS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO PROBATE |
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| SCRIVENER | | THE ONE WHO PHYSICALLY WRITES THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS |
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| SETTLOR OR GRANTOR | | PERSON WHO TRANSFERS MONEY OR ASSETS INTO A TRUST |
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| SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE | | REPLACEMENT FOR PREVIOUS TRUSTEE |
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| TAX ON THE DEVISEE'S OR BENEFICIARIES RIGHT TO RECEIVE AN INHERITANCE.DEATH TAX | | AN ESTATE TAX OR INHERITANCE TAX |
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| TESTAMENT | | WILL |
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| TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY | | WHEN YOU KNOW WHO YOUR ERROR ARE AND WHEN YOU KNOW THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF YOUR ASSETS AND KEEPING IT ALL IN MIND IN ORDER TO WRITE A WILL |
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| TESTATOR | | A PERSON WHO WRITES A WILL |
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| TRUST | | A CONTRACT THAT TELLS A TRUSTEE HOW TO MANAGE AND DISTRIBUTE MONEY AND ASSETS HELD IN TRUST |
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| TRUSTEE | | PERSON WHO MANAGES AND DISTRIBUTES TRUST ASSETS ACCORDING TO TRUST INSTRUMENT |
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| WHEN YOU KNOW WHO YOUR HEIRS ARE AND WHEN YOU KNOW THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF YOUR ASSETS AND KEEPING IT ALL IN MIND IN ORDER TO WRITE A WILLIRREVOCABLE LIFE INSURANCE TRUST (ILIT) | | AN IRREVOCABLE TRUST ESTABLISHED TO RECEIVE A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY. PURPOSE IS TO EXCLUDE FROM TAXABLE FEDERAL ESTATE |
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| WILL | | SAYS WHO GETS TESTATORS PROPERTY AFTER DEATH |
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| WITNESS | | A PERSON WHO SAW ANOTHER PERSON MAKE A PLAY |
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