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GENERAL INFORMATION
Public Record
Leal Description of URL or Title Probate
Property and Address State Document link Property Class Asset
Community Y
Separate Y
Community N
Separate N
Total
Probate Property Total
Non-Probate Property Total
INFORMATION ABOUT REAL PROPERTY ITEMS LISTED ABOVE THAT WE
TION
Estimated
Value in Appraised Purchase
Dollars Value Dollars of Debt Price Sale Price
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MS LISTED ABOVE THAT WERE APPRAISED:
Who
contracted Item number
Appraisal Date appraiser from above
Date of Sale /
Purchase Item No
HFJJr001
HFJJr002
HFJJr003
Location Death Certificate
Document Date Deceased Time Deceased State Domiciled
Deceased Request Date
Documents regarding
outstanding bills, debts,
or claims against the
decendent such as: General
Obligations - Utilities and
Monthly Services Document Title Sender Request Date Receipt Date Payee
Loan or Note Title Sender Request Date Receipt Date Lender Name
Mortgages Due
Loan or Note Title Sender Request Date Receipt Date Lender Name
Assets
Stocks and Bonds
Certificates. Account Holiding
Instrament Date Acquired Receipt Date
Number Company
Bank Accounts
Name and Address of Bank Address1 Address2 City State
Bank(s).
Location of Key(s).
Contents of the Safe Deposit Item Category
Box(es).
Certificate of Deposit
numbers and amounts. Item Name Holder Count Units Date Acquired Valuation 1/22/09
Real Estate
List the following for all real estate owned by the decedent, whether or not it was held in joint tenancy.
County (United States County Records)
State
Location. (If the real estate is located out of state, you should consult an attorney in that state to
determine
Parcel the correct procedures.)
Legal Description
Deed Reference (book and page number at County Registry of Deeds).
Mortgage and name of bank holding mortgage.
Mortgage and name of bank holding mortgage. (Payment Address and Contact)
Mortgage Insurance
Mortgage Insurance Annual Amount Due
Mortgage Amount (Start)
Mortgage Amount Owed (on death)
Mortgage Monthly Payment Amount (on death)
Assessed Value at date of death (on tax bill).
Name(s) on deed.
Securities
If possible, photocopy certificates. If not, list the following information:
Name of Corporation. Certificate Number. Common or Number of shares. Value at date of death. Name(s) on
Preferred stock certificates.
NOTE: The actual investment certificates can either be held by the brokerage firm (“in street name”) or, by the decedent. If the latter, you will need to loo
Include the titles, registrations and insurance policies for the following:
NOTE: if the vehicles are being operated while probate is pending, make sure the insurance company is notified and the policies are fully paid.
Owner Title Registration Insurance Policy Cost
Automobiles
Automobiles
Automobiles
ıRecreational Vehicles
Boats
Airplanes
List the following: Valuable personal property:
Coin Collection Electronics
Jewelry Electronics
Antique Electronics
Art Collection
Stamp Collection
Gun Collection
Make arrangements for any pets which may need to be removed from the decedent’s premises and cared for.
Pet
Life insurance
Company name. Policy number. Amount. Beneficiary. Insurance Agent's Name
NOTE: If death occurred accidentally on a trip paid for, at least in part, with a credit card, the card issuing company will often provide life insurance and/or
Therefore, the decedent’s credit card records should be
Date
Holder Requirements Location of Original Legal Owner
Received
Value at
Account Number Owing Budget Due on Death date of
death.
Value at
Description of Services
Owing Budget Payment date of
Performed
death.
Value at
Business Address Public Records ID Start Date End Datre date of
death.
Value at
Holding Company Contact
Quantity Unit Unit Cost date of
info
death.
Organization
Balance
. If the latter, you will need to look for the stock or bond certificate among the decedent’s effects.
ften provide life insurance and/or reviewed. If there are no records, contact the card-issuing companymedical coverage.
Class Year Make Type Model Color VIN
Community
Separate
JTWROS
License Plate Condition Purchase Price Value on 1/22/209
Registered Onwer Registered Address New Owner
Vocabulary
A-B Trust
Administrator
Administrator
Affidavit
Affidavit
Age of Majority
Alimony
Ancillary Administration
Annual Exclusion
Appraisal
Appreciated Property
Ascendants
Assignment
Bankruptcy
Beneficiary
Beneficiary
Bequest
Bequest
Bond
Breach of Trust
Buy-Sell Agreement
Bypass Trust
Capital Gain
Capital Gains And Losses
Capital Gains Tax
Capital Loss
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Charitable Gift Annuity
Charitable Trust
Children's Trust
Claim Against An Estate
Codicil
Codicil
Cohabitation Agreement
Collateral
Common-Law Marriage
Community Property
Conservator
Consideration
Contest of A Will
Contract
Corporate Fiduciary
Cost Basis
Creditor
Creditor
Custodian
Debtor
Decendent
Deduction
Deed
Default
Defined Contribution Plan
Descendants
Disbursements
Docket Number
Domicile
Donee / Donor
Durable Power of Attorney
Easement
Elective Share
Encumbrance
Equitable Distribution
Escrow
Escrow Account
Estate
Estate Tax
Ex Parte
Executor
Executor
Fiduciary
Fiduciary
Fiduciary Duty
Foreclosure
Gift Tax
Grantor
Gross Estate
Guardian
Guardian
Guardian Ad Litem
Heir
Heirs
Homestead
Inter Vivos
Interest
Interested Person
Intestate
Intestate
Intestate Succession
Invasion of A Trust
Inventory
Irrevocable Trust
Joint and Survivor Annuity
Joint Ownership
Joint Ownership
Joint Property
Jurisdiction
Last Will
Letters of Administration
Lien
Living Trust
Living Will
Marital Deduction
Pension Plan
Personal Property
Personal Representative
Petition
Power of Appointment
Power of Attorney
Preference
Principal
Pro Rata
Probate
Probate
Probate Estate
Promissory Note
Prudent Investor Rule
Real Property
Real Property
Remainderman
Revocable Trust
Settlor
Ss-4
Successor Trustee or Executor
Summary Administration
Tangible Personal Property
Testamentary Trust
Testate
Title
Trust
Trust Agreement
Trust Fund
Trustee
Unified Credit
Will
Exempt property:
Homestead allowance:
Definition
Also called a “marital life estate” is a trust designed to help couples with combined assets over $600,
each member of a couple to use the $600,000 estate tax exemption.
The individual or institution appointed by the court to oversee the settlement of an estate of a person
An individual appointed by the court to manage one's estate when he or she dies without leaving a wi
are responsible for collecting property, paying debts and taxes and distributing assets to beneficiaries
The written declaration of facts made voluntarily under oath.
A written statement made under oath.
The age when a person acquires all the rights and responsibilities of being an adult. In most states, th
Also called maintenance or spousal support. In a divorce or separation, the money paid by one spouse
comes with marriage.
The executor or trustee of an estate has the option to appraise or value assets six months after the de
the event that assets values have declined over this six month period.
The Probate of the decedent’s property located in a different state than which the decedent lived.
The amount of money or value of property (currently $12,000 for an individual and $24,000 for husba
year without incurring gift tax.
The process of determining the fair market value of property or asset within an estate.
Property such as real estate, classic automobiles, works of art; investments or stocks which have incre
The ancestors of a person either alive or deceased such as; parents, grandparents, great-grandparent
The transfer of legal rights, such as the time left on a lease, from one person to another.
Insolvency; a process governed by federal law to help when people cannot or will not pay their debts.
Person named in a will or insurance policy to receive money or property; person who receives benefits
An individual named in a will or trust document to receive money, property, principal or income from
To give or leave personal property or assets by will to an individual or charity. A bequest may be for a
The individual or institution named in a will responsible for carrying out the provisions specified in a w
named individuals. (see word of caution)
A person or institution legally responsible for the management, investment and distributions of prope
The individual or institution responsible for acting in the best interests of another party. Fiduciaries ar
good faith when making decisions for the benefit of another. (see fiduciary duties article)
An obligation to act in the best interest of another party. For instance, a corporation's board member
fiduciary duty to the trust's beneficiaries, and an attorney has a fiduciary duty to a client.
When a borrower cannot repay a loan and the lender seeks to sell the property.
A tax assessed on transfers made by a donor to an individual during life. The gift tax is generally�pai
Under current law, an individual can gift $1 million during his lifetime without being taxed. In addition
recipients as he wishes without paying taxes.
The provision in the tax law that exempts the first $11,000�in present-interest gifts a person gives to
Latin for "guardian at law." The person appointed by the court to look out for the best interests of the
A person inherits funds or property from the estate of a person who has died.
Persons who are entitled by law to inherit the property of the deceased if there is no will specifying ho
Property that is set aside for a specific family member that cannot be transferred to a third party.
A type of trust created during one's lifetime to hold property for the benefit of another person.
Any right or ownership in property.
A person who may have a claim against a decedent’s estate or an interest in a distribution or outcome
The term used when someone dies without a will.
The term for dying without a will. (see beneficiary statutory payout calculator for each state)
The order of who inherits the property when someone dies without a Will.
Refers to a distribution of assets made from the principal of a trust.
A list of estate assets values and liabilities. (see getting organzied checklist)
A type of trust that cannot be revoked or changed in any way.
A form of pension fund payment in which the retired participant gets a check every month. If and whe
monthly check equal to one-half of the benefit for the rest of his or her life.
The ownership of property by two or more people, usually with the right of survivorship.
Also called joint tenancy, this phrase refers to ownership of property by two or more persons, general
the surviving owner or owners assume ownership). (see transfer of property article)
Sometimes called joint tenancy. Property that names a co-owner on its deed or title. Co-owners retai
A co-owner in a joint property arrangement cannot give away his or her share of the property.
The authority of a court to determines legal cases.
Literally, the will last executed by an individual, which revokes any former existing wills.
Documentation signed by the probate court give a person authority to act on behalf of an estate.
A claim against someone's property. A lien is instituted in order to secure payment from the property
a common lien.
A trust that takes effect while the settlor is still alive.
A legal document in which an individual states, in advance of final illness or injury, his or her wishes r
life.
A deduction allowing for the unlimited transfer of any or all property from one spouse to the other gen
An employer's program for providing retirement income to eligible employees.
Smaller items owned by a person like cash, stocks, jewelry, clothing, furniture, boats or cars.
(also known as the administrator or executor) The person in charge of overseeing the distribution of t
manages the legal affairs of the estate and is often granted power of attorney for the deceased.
Documents filed in probate court to request that an action be taken, such as a petition to open an est
The power given by an individual to another in a will or trust document to determine which persons w
A legal document authorizing one individual to act as the agent or "attorney" for another (the "princip
for all matters, he or she has general power of attorney. Authority to act solely regarding specified sit
granted extends beyond the disability of the principal, the attorney has durable power of attorney.
The payment of certain types of creditors before other creditors.
Refers to the assets included in a trust that yield income. In an agency relationship, this word refers to
his or her behalf. Principal also refers to an asset of an estate or trust which is viewed separately from
accounting).
A portion of value based on percentage amount.
The legal process which decides how,, where and to whom the decedent's property is distributed.
The process through which a will is proved to be valid and the legal procedure of settling an estate.
Property passing from a decendent's estate by his or her will or as directed by State intestate success
A written document in which a borrower agrees (promises) to pay back money to a lender according t
Legal term that refers to the duty of the fiduciary to invest and manage assets in the best interests of
Land and all the things that are attached to it (homes, offices, buildings, etc.). Anything that is not rea
house is real property, but a dining room set is not.anything that isn't nailed down, dug into or built on
Land and that which is attached to the land.
In the case of a trust, this term refers to the individual who will receive the principal of a trust when fi
A type of trust that can be terminated by the settlor (the opposite of an irrevocable trust).
An individual who establishes a trust in order to transfer property. (See Grantor)
The application form that is used to apply for a federal tax identification number with the IRS. (get SS
An individual or institution taking the place of a trustee or executor unable to continue the responsibil
A simplified probate proceeding for estate valued at less than a stipulated amount (see state statues)
Anything other than real estate or money, including furniture, cars, jewelry and china.
The decedent's surviving spouse is entitled $7,000 in household furniture, automobiles, furnishings, a
no surviving spouse, the decedent's children are entitled to share the same value.
A decedent's surviving spouse is entitled to a homestead allowance of $18,000. If there is no surviving spouse, each minor child and each dep
ounting to $18,000 divided by the number of minor and dependent children of the decedent.
Property Property Property Type
Property Characterization Description
Characterization Type 1 2
Real
Separate Oil Owned before Marriage
Property
Real Acquired during marriage by gift or
Separate Oil
Property inheritance
Real
Separate Gas Owned before Marriage
Property
Real Acquired during marriage by gift or
Separate Gas
Property inheritance
Real Mineral
Separate Owned before Marriage
Property Interests
Real Mineral Acquired during marriage by gift or
Separate
Property Interests inheritance
Personal
Separate Cash Accounts Owned before Marriage
Property
Personal Acquired during marriage by gift or
Separate Cash Accounts
Property inheritance
Personal
Separate Bank Accounts Owned before Marriage
Property
Personal Acquired during marriage by gift or
Separate Bank Accounts
Property inheritance
Personal Personal
Separate Owned before Marriage
Property Effects
Personal Personal Acquired during marriage by gift or
Separate
Property Effects inheritance
Personal Household
Separate Owned before Marriage
Property Furnishings
Personal Household Acquired during marriage by gift or
Separate
Property Furnishings inheritance
Personal
Separate Motor Vehicles Owned before Marriage
Property
Personal Acquired during marriage by gift or
Separate Motor Vehicles
Property inheritance
Personal Governmet
Separate Owned before Marriage
Property Benefits
Personal Governmet Acquired during marriage by gift or
Separate
Property Benefits inheritance
Personal Retirement
Separate Owned before Marriage
Property Benefits
Personal Retirement Acquired during marriage by gift or
Separate
Property Benefits inheritance
Personal Employee
Separate Owned before Marriage
Property Benefits
Personal Employee Acquired during marriage by gift or
Separate
Property Benefits inheritance
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Principal Types of Non-
Non-probatable Asset
probatable Assets
Certificate
Number.
Common or
Preferred
stock
Number of
shares.
Value at date
of death.
Name(s) on
certificates.
Type of bond
(i.e. US
Treasury,
Savings,
municipal
etc.).
Series
number.
Numbers on
the bonds.
Face value of
the bonds.
Value at date
of death.
Name(s) on
certificates.
Monthly or
year-end
account
statements
from which
decedent’s
investment
holdings can
be
determined.