| A | B |
|---|
| Administrator | Personal representative appointed by the court |
| Estate Administrator | Personal representative of decedent to settle affairs |
| Executor | Person appointed by a testator to serve as personal representative |
| Inter Vivos Trust | Trust created by a grantor, not by a will |
| 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 |
| Testamentary trust | Trust created by a will, i.e., a will that has trust language in it |
| Testate | Dying with a will |
| Testator | Person who makes a valid will |
| Trust | Property transfer arrangement |
| Revocable | A trust that can be amended or cancelled |
| Irrevocable | A trust that cannot be amended or cancelled; unchangeable |
| RCW Title 11 | The Washington state statute that deals with wills and probate |
| Uniform Probate Code (UPC) | Suggested codes or rules for states to use as a model so there is consistency among states |
