is a legal relationship in which the owner of property, or any transferable right, gives it to another to manage and use solely for the benefit of a designated person

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

Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts

[3] As an agent, an attorney-in-fact is a fiduciary for the principal, so the law requires an attorney-in-fact to be completely honest with and loyal to the principal in their dealings with each other

Estate planning or inheritance planning is the process of anticipating and arranging for the management of a person's estate or net worth during the person's life in preparation for future incapacity or death

Court Role and Structure The judicial branch is one of the three separate and distinct branches of the federal government

It consists of an accounting of everything you own or have certain interests in at the date of death (Refer to Form 706 PDF)