| A | B |
|---|
| Administrator | Personal representative appointed by the court |
| PR | Personal representative of decedent to settle affairs |
| Executor | Person appointed by a testator to serve as personal representative |
| Intestacy Laws | State statutes that decree hwo property will be distributed for people without a will |
| Intestate | Dying without a will |
| Probate | Proving and validating a will |
| Testate | Dying with a will |
| Testator | Person who makes a valid will |
| Will | Declaration of how a person wants his or her property distributed after death |
| Testatrix | Female person who makes a valid will |
| Decedent | Person who is deceased |
| Issue | A child or descendant of a person |
| Heir | Person named in will who will receive property |
| Legatee | Person who inherits personal property |
| Devisee | Person who inherits real property |
| Guardian | Person designated by will or court to mangage or care for minors or disabled persons |
| Fiduciary | Person or institution who manages money or property of another |
| Descendant | Issue or offspring of a deceased person |
| Trust | Property transfer arrangement |
