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Will
A legal document that directs where a person's property should go after that person dies.
Health care directive
A legal document that lets others know one's wishes regarding medical care and treatment, funeral arrangements, organ donation, and other health care concerns.
Property
The money a person has and the things a person owns.
Revocation
In terms of wills, the process or act of canceling or destroying an existing will.
Codicil
An amendment to a will. It is a separate document.
Heir
Those persons, including a spouse who are entitled to the property of a decedent when the decedent has left no valid will.
Jointly held bank account
A bank account that is held by two or more people each of whom has a right of survivorship.
Conservator
A person or entity who is appointed by the court to exercise certain powers for the care of an incapacitated person, the person's estate, or both.
Joint tenancy
A property held in joint tenancy is owned by two or more people who have an undivided interest in the property, and the interest continues even after the other owners die.
Estate
All of the property owned by a person, including real estate and personal property.
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