Glossary For Will Making2
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Making a Will is not about wealth it is about making sure that what you want to happen to your estate does happen. It gives you the opportunity to specify such things as who will administer your estate, who will care for your children and who will receive specific items of your property.
Extrinsic evidenceEvidence as to the meaning of a
will or circumstance of its preparation/execution other than that apparent from the document itself.
Grant of Letters of Document issued by the court
Administrationauthorising a person to administer
the estate of someone who has died intestate.
Grant of ProbateDocument issued by the court
confirming that a will is the true and last will of a deceased person and confirming the executor’s authority to act.
GuardianPerson appointed by will to take
the place of a deceased parent.
Half-bloodRelatives of the half-blood have the
same parent in common.
Holograph willWill written in the testator’s own
handwriting.
IntestacyDying without making a will.
IntestatePerson who dies without making a
will.
IssueChildren, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, etc.
LegacyGift made by will.
LegateePerson who receives a gift under a
will.
MinorA child under the age of 18 years
(21 for wills made before 2000).
Personal chattelsHousehold effects and items of a
similar nature.
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