Estate Planning
Administrator of an Estate
Definition
What is Administrator of an Estate?
A person appointed to manage an estate where no valid executorThe person responsible for administering an estate according to a will and law. acts.
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
The court appoints an administrator when the person died without a will.
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Estate Planning
Estate
The property, investments, rights, and obligations left by a person at death.
Estate PlanningEstate Planning
Arranging ownership, beneficiaries, documents, and taxes for incapacity or death.
Estate PlanningWill
A legal document directing how a person's estate should be handled after death.
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The tendency to feel losses more strongly than equivalent gains.