Glossary of Estate Planning Terms

The terms listed below are commonly used in the fields of Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration, and Long-Term Care.

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   Administrator (of an Estate)

2. Ancestors

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   Attorney-in-Fact

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   Beneficiary

5. Codicil

6. Community Property

7. Conservator

8. Decedent

9. Descendants

10. Durable Power of Attorney

11. Estate planning

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    Estate tax

13. Executor

14. Fiduciary

15. Gift Tax

16. Grantor

17. Gross Estate

18. Guardian

19. Guardianship

20. Health Care Power of Attorney

21. Heir

22. Intestate

23. Inventory

24. Irrevocable Trust

25. Joint Tenancy

26. Living trust

27. Personal Representative

28. Pour Over Will

29. Power of Appointment

30. Power of Attorney

31. Principal

32. Private Trust Company

33. Probate

34. Property

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