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2. Will and testament - Wikipedia

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   Devise – testamentary gift of real property. Devisee – beneficiary of real property under a will. Distribution – succession to personal property. Executor/executrix or personal representative [PR] – person named to administer the estate, generally subject to the supervision of the probate court, in accordance with the testator's wishes ...

3. Joint wills and mutual wills - Wikipedia

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   Although a single document, the joint will is a separate distribution of property by each executor (signatory) and will be treated as such on admission to probate. Mutual wills are any two (or more) wills which are mutually binding, such that following the first death the survivor is constrained in the ability to dispose of the property by the ...

4. What To Do If You Are the Executor of a Will - AOL

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   Here’s a step-by-step guide on what you need to know about what to do as an executor of a will. ... For example, a certified copy of a death certificate in California costs $21. In Florida, a ...

5. Codicil (will) - Wikipedia

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   A codicil is a testamentary or supplementary document similar but not necessarily identical to a will.The purpose of a codicil can differ across jurisdictions.It may serve to amend, rather than replace, a previously executed will, serve as an alternative or replacement to a will, or in some instances have no recognized distinction between it and a will.

6. Power of appointment - Wikipedia

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   The holder of the power refers to the document creating the power in his or her will and designates who among the permissible objects of the power should receive the property. The power could be exercised by creating further trusts. If the power of appointment is not exercised, the default provision of the document that created the power takes ...

7. Probate - Wikipedia

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   In common law jurisdictions, probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased; or whereby, in the absence of a legal will, the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy that apply in the jurisdiction where the deceased resided at the time of their death.