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  2. Estate planning - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Estate planning is the process of anticipating and arranging for the management and disposal of a person's estate during the person's life in preparation for a person's future incapacity or death. The planning includes the bequest of assets to heirs, loved ones, and/or charity, and may include minimizing gift, estate, and generation ...

  3. Will and testament - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A will and testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property (estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the property until its final distribution. For the distribution (devolution) of property not determined by a will, see inheritance ...

  4. Testamentary capacity - Wikipedia

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    Wills, trustsand estates. In the common law tradition, testamentary capacity is the legal term of art used to describe a person's legal and mental ability to make or alter a valid will. This concept has also been called sound mind and memory or disposing mind and memory.

  5. Elder law (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Elder law (United States) Elder law is an area of legal practice that specializes on issues that affect the senior population. Some say the purpose of elder law planning is to prepare the elderly person for financial freedom and autonomy through proper financial planning and long-term care options. [1] However, the purpose of elder law is not ...

  6. Trust (law) - Wikipedia

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    the act of "appointing" (i.e. giving) an asset from the trust to a beneficiary (usually where there is some choice in the matter—such as in a discretionary trust); or. the name of the document which gives effect to the appointment. The trustee's right to do this, where it exists, is called a power of appointment.

  7. Testamentary trust - Wikipedia

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    A testamentary trust provides a way for assets devolving to minor children to be protected until the children are capable of fending for themselves; [3] A testamentary trust has low upfront costs, usually only the cost of preparing the will in such a way as to address the trust, and the fees involved in dealing with the judicial system during probate.

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