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Today's Terms
Incapacity / Incompetent
Definition:
Legally unable to manage one's own affairs due to mental disability. This may be temporary or permanent.
Trustee
Definition:
A person or institution responsible for the management and distribution of property held in a Trust. The trustee has the authority to act according to the instructions provided in the trust agreement. See Fiduciary.
Joint Tenancy
Definition:
Property owned by two or more people in a manner such that upon death of one of the joint owners, all of his/her interest in the property is transferred immediately, by operation of law, to the other surviving owners.
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