An advance health care directive is a legal document in which you choose a health care agent to act on your behalf, set forth the extent of you health care agent's powers, and state you desires regarding when and under what circumstances life-sustaining medical treament should be withheld or withdrawn from you.
Your Estate means the property you own at death.
Fiduciary refers to a trusted person who acts on behalf of another and includes a personal representative, guardian, finaical agent, and health care agent.
Financial agent means a trusted person who you choose to manage your finances and make financial decisions for you when you are no longer capable of doing these things for yourself.
Guardian means a trusted person who you choose to care for your minor child(ren) (under 18) if both you and your minor child(ren)'s other parent are deceased. A guardian can also be chosen to care for a person over 18 who is adjudged to be legally incapacitated.
Health care agent means a trusted person who you choose to make medical deciisons for you when you ar eno longer capable of making them for yourself. A health care agent will have access to your medical records if you lose health care dicision - making capacity and will have any additional powers granted to them in you Advance Health Care Directive.
Partial distribution means a distribution under you Last Will to your suviving spouse of less than 100% o fyou estate. NOTE: a surviving spouse is legally entitled to an elective share of the deceased spouse's estate. A surviving spouse can sue for his or her elective share if the Las Will makes a distribution to the surviving spouse that is less than the surviving spouse's elective share.
Personal representative means a trusted person who you choose to administer your estate and make the gifts and distributions designated in your Last Will.
A Power of attorney is a legal document in which you choose a financial agent to act on your behalf and which sets forth the extent of the financial agent's powers.
Tangible personal property refers to items of personal and household property and includes motor vehicles, furniture and furnishings, appliances, clothing, jewelry, heirlooms, collections, guns, club memberships, silverware, glassware, china, pets, books, pictures and other works of art, stamp collections, family memorabilia, etc.
Written statement means a written document signed by you or in your handwriting that describes (1) items of tangible personal property you wish to give at death and (2) the recipient of each item.