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

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    Codicil

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    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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