To die without a will.

Court-appointed representative for a decedent (male/female).

Bundle of ownership rights in, and powers over, realty; also, property of the deceased.

To die with a will.

Legal expression by which a person directs how his or her property is to be distributed after death.

Maker of a will (male/female).

Personal representative appointed by a testator/testatrix to carry out the directions in a will (male/female).

Formal, written, and witnessed amendment to a will.

Will written and signed entirely by the maker and not witnessed.

Orally made will.

Reversion of property to the state.

Legal vehicle used to transfer the immediate control of property to another party.

Legal entity having title to the property named in a trust.

Creator of a trust.

Party who benefits from the acts of others; party for whose benefit a trust is managed; also, recipient of the amount to be paid under an insurance policy.

Trust created during the lifetime of the settlor.

Trust created after the death of a settlor in accordance with directions in the person’s will.

Created for the fulfillment of an altruistic purpose.

Trust created for private reasons.

Trust created to protect the beneficiary’s interest in a property from the beneficiary’s creditors.

Trust in which the terms are explicitly stated by the settlor.

Implied trust formed to hold property for its original owner.

Created to require a person holding property to transfer it to another because retention would be a wrongful and unjust enrichment of the holder.

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