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  • 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

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      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

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      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

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      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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