Wills
Someone licensed by the state and bonded by insurance to witness signatures and acknowledge with an official seal.
Notary Public
The person appointed by a court to be in charge of the estate administration.
Personal Representative
A person named in a power of attorney to have authority to act on behalf of another.
Agent
The person named in a trust to be in charge of the trust assets.
Trustee
A person appointed by a court to be in charge of a ward's assets and care decisions.
Guardian
Someone set to receive a gift or inheritance.
Beneficiary or Heir
Someone who is owed money from another person who dies would file this in a probate case to get the debt paid by the estate.
Claim
A person who gives the authority to another to be their agent.
Assets held in a trust avoid this court process.
Probate
A person under the control and supervision of a guardian and guardianship court.
Ward
Someone who watches another sign a document and signs confirming they saw them sign.
Witnesses
This notice is published in a local newspaper to alert creditors that a probate has been opened and that there is a limited amount of time to file creditor claims.
Notice to Creditors
A document that prevents the need for guardianship in case a person loses their legal capacity for any reason.
Durable Power of Attorney
This person benefits from the trust assets.
Beneficiary
A guardian must be represented by a ________ in guardianship court.
Attorney
A person named in a will to be in charge of estate administration.
Personal representative, Testator, Testatrix, Executor, Executrix.
A list of all estate assets and total value at the time of death.
Inventory
To have this, a person must be at least 18 years of age, and of sound mind and understand the nature and extent of their property and family members.
Legal Capacity
This is the duty that a trustee owes to beneficiaries.
Fiduciary
A guardian's plan to take care of the ward must be approved by the __________.
Judge
A special type of will that lets a person decide if they want to be kept alive or allowed to die from natural causes when they are in a persistent vegetative state with little chance of recover with an end stage condition.
Living Will
This is a persons main home that is protected from creditor claims and passes to heirs outside of probate under Florida Law.
Homestead Property
This legal process can be avoided when a durable power of attorney is properly executed and maintained.
Guardianship
This document can be recorded with the county to alert others that a trust exists and includes some basic information of the trust.
Certificate of Trust / Notice of Trust
When no guardian comes forward voluntarily, this person is appointed by the court on behalf of the ward.
Guardian ad Litem