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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