Question

Match the following.

1 .
probate
a person who has died
2 .
intestacy
directs medical personnel to withhold or withdraw “heroic measures” or life-support
3 .
beneficiaries
a document that states the decedents wishes for the distribution of his/her assets
4 .
decedent
a document that gives legal rights to a designated person to handle your financial affairs and make and manage your health care decisions in the event that you can no longer do so
5 .
will
formal permission from a constituted authority to do a specific thing
6 .
living will
a contract renting land, property to another for a specified period of time and payment
7 .
durable power of attorney
persons designated as the recipients of funds or other property under a will, trust, insurance policy, etc.
8 .
lease
the state of having not made a will at death
9 .
license
an instrument for measuring distances traveled by an automobile
10 .
odometer
the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a court

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Decedent: a person who has died

2. Living will: directs medical personnel to withhold or withdraw “heroic measures” or life-support.

3. Will: a document that states the decedents wishes for the distribution of his/her assets

4. Durable power of attorney: a document that gives legal rights to a designated person to handle your financial affairs and make and manage your health care decisions in the event that you can no longer do so.

5. License: formal permission from a constituted authority to do a specific thing.

6. Lease: a contract renting land, property to another for a specified period of time and payment

7. Beneficiaries: persons designated as the recipients of funds or other property under a will, trust, insurance policy, etc.

8. Instetacy: the state of having not made a will at death

9. Odometer: an instrument for measuring distances traveled by an automobile

10. Probate: the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a court