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2. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   Living wills proved to be very popular, and by 2007, 41% of Americans had completed a living will. [24] In response to public needs, state legislatures soon passed laws in support of living wills in virtually every state in the union. [22] However, as living wills began to be better recognized, key deficits were soon discovered.

3. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Wikipedia

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   The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) was established in 1949. It is a professional organization of lawyers , fiduciary counsel and law professors , peer-elected to membership by demonstrating the highest level of integrity, commitment to the profession, expertise, and experience as trust and estate counselors.

4. Estate planning - Wikipedia

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   In West Malaysia and Sarawak, wills are governed by the Wills Act 1959. In Sabah, the Will Ordinance (Sabah Cap. 158) applies. The Wills Act 1959 and the Wills Ordinance applies to non-Muslims only. [12] Section 2(2) of the Wills Act 1959 states that the Act does not apply to wills of persons professing the religion of Islam. [12]

5. United States trust law - Wikipedia

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   Virtually all trusts are made in written form, either through an inter vivos or "living trust" instrument (created while the settlor is living) or in a will (which creates a testamentary trust). Therefore, in understanding certain terms in a trust, general rules of construction regarding interpretation of wills or other testamentary documents ...

6. Estate (law) - Wikipedia

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   The fee simple estate and the fee tail estate are estates of inheritance; they pass to the owner's heirs by operation of law, either without restrictions (in the case of fee simple), or with restrictions (in the case of fee tail). The estate for years and the life estate are estates not of inheritance; the owner owns nothing after the term of ...

7. Trust (law) - Wikipedia

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   Inter vivos trust (or 'living trust'): A settlor who is living at the time the trust is established creates an inter vivos trust. Irrevocable trust: In contrast to a revocable trust, an irrevocable trust is one in which the terms of the trust cannot be amended or revised until the terms or purposes of the trust have been completed. Although in ...