Estates, Wills, and Guardianships

LIST Code

ES-00-00-00-00

Title

Estates, Wills, and Guardianships

Definition

This category covers planning for end-of-life, possible incapacitation, and other special circumstances that would prevent a person from making decisions about their own well-being, finances, and property. This includes issues around wills, powers of attorney, advance directives, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships, and other estate issues that people and families deal with. Scenarios in this category include making or changing a will/living will/advance directive, setting up a trust or power of attorney, and help with a probate or administering an estate.

Terms within it

• Dealing with another person's estate after they die
• Funeral and Burial Issues
• Guardianship and Conservatorship
• Making a Will and Estate Plan
• Plans for if you are incapacitated or ill (Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives)
• Trusts

Other Taxonomy Terms

These terms in other taxonomies are equivalent to this term. They are mapped to each other.

• Legal Server Index Taxonomy: LS002-00095
• NSMI v1 Taxonomy: 1950000
• NSMI v1 Taxonomy: 1950099
• Legal Services Corporation Taxonomy: 95

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