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Adjudication - correct answer✔✔The legal process of resolving a dispute; the process of ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
judicially deciding a case. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Administrator/Executor/Personal Representative - correct answer✔✔A person appointed by ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
the court to manage the assets and liabilities of an intestate decedent. Executor is
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a person named by the testator to carry out the provisions in the testator's will.
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Advance Directive - correct answer✔✔A written instruction, such as a living will or durable
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power of attorney for health care, which guides care
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when an individual is terminally ill or incapacitated and unable to communicate his/her
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desires.
Advocate - correct answer✔✔A person who assists, defends, or pleads, or prosecutes for
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another.
Alleged Incapacitated Person or Person at Risk - correct answer✔✔Individual for whom a
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guardianship proceeding has been initiated. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Arms Length Relationship - correct answer✔✔A relationship between two agencies or
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organizations, or two divisions or departments within one agency, ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
which ensures independent decision-making on the part of both.
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Attorney at law - correct answer✔✔A person who practices law. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
,Attorney for the Alleged Incapacitated Person - correct answer✔✔An attorney who
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represents the alleged incapacitated person. Such attorney shall represent the ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
expressed wishes of the alleged incapacitated person. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Best Interest - correct answer✔✔That course of action that maximizes what is best for a
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ward and that includes consideration of the least
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intrusive, most normalizing, and least restrictive course of action possible given the needs of
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the ward. ||//\\||
Capacity - correct answer✔✔Legal qualification, competency, power, or fitness. Ability to
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understand the nature of the effects of one's ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
acts.
Decisional Capacity - correct answer✔✔The ability to understand and appreciate the nature
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and consequences of a decision and to reach and
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communicate an informed decision in the matter. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Certified Guardian - correct answer✔✔The Center for Guardianship Certification (CGC)
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administers a national certification program for ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
guardians. Several states also have their own certification, registration or licensing programs
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for
guardians, fiduciaries and conservators. While state laws vary regarding the requirements for
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a guardian
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to be appointed, the certification from the CGC sets a guardian apart from non-certified
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guardians as ||//\\||
someone who has met nationally recognized requirements including a minimum level of
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knowledge and ||//\\||
experience in guardianship services. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, National Certified Guardian - correct answer✔✔A National Certified Guardian designation is
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granted to individuals who have met the minimum ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
eligibility standards for CGC Certification including the necessary training and testing
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requirements. The designation must be renewed every two years as long as eligibility and ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
continuing education requirements are met. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Clerk of Court - correct answer✔✔A court officer responsible for filing papers, issuing
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process, and keeping records of court proceedings as ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
generally specified by rule or statue. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Competence - correct answer✔✔A basic or minimal ability to do something; qualify esp. to ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
testify <competence of a witness> ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Competency - correct answer✔✔The mental ability to understand problems and make ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
decisions.
Conflict of Interest - correct answer✔✔Situations in which an individual may receive financial
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or material gain or business advantage from a
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decision made on behalf of another. Situations, which create a public perception of a conflict
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of interest,
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should be handled in the same manner as situations in which an actual conflict of interest
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exists.
Court - correct answer✔✔A governmental body consisting of one or more judges who sit to
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adjudicate disputes and administer ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
justice.
Court Order - correct answer✔✔A legal document issued by the court and signed by a judge.
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Examples include a letter of guardianship;
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Exam with precise detailed answers ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Adjudication - correct answer✔✔The legal process of resolving a dispute; the process of ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
judicially deciding a case. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Administrator/Executor/Personal Representative - correct answer✔✔A person appointed by ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
the court to manage the assets and liabilities of an intestate decedent. Executor is
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a person named by the testator to carry out the provisions in the testator's will.
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Advance Directive - correct answer✔✔A written instruction, such as a living will or durable
||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
power of attorney for health care, which guides care
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when an individual is terminally ill or incapacitated and unable to communicate his/her
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desires.
Advocate - correct answer✔✔A person who assists, defends, or pleads, or prosecutes for
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another.
Alleged Incapacitated Person or Person at Risk - correct answer✔✔Individual for whom a
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guardianship proceeding has been initiated. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Arms Length Relationship - correct answer✔✔A relationship between two agencies or
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organizations, or two divisions or departments within one agency, ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
which ensures independent decision-making on the part of both.
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Attorney at law - correct answer✔✔A person who practices law. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
,Attorney for the Alleged Incapacitated Person - correct answer✔✔An attorney who
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represents the alleged incapacitated person. Such attorney shall represent the ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
expressed wishes of the alleged incapacitated person. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Best Interest - correct answer✔✔That course of action that maximizes what is best for a
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ward and that includes consideration of the least
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intrusive, most normalizing, and least restrictive course of action possible given the needs of
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the ward. ||//\\||
Capacity - correct answer✔✔Legal qualification, competency, power, or fitness. Ability to
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understand the nature of the effects of one's ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
acts.
Decisional Capacity - correct answer✔✔The ability to understand and appreciate the nature
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and consequences of a decision and to reach and
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communicate an informed decision in the matter. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Certified Guardian - correct answer✔✔The Center for Guardianship Certification (CGC)
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administers a national certification program for ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
guardians. Several states also have their own certification, registration or licensing programs
||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
for
guardians, fiduciaries and conservators. While state laws vary regarding the requirements for
||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
a guardian
||//\\||
to be appointed, the certification from the CGC sets a guardian apart from non-certified
||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
guardians as ||//\\||
someone who has met nationally recognized requirements including a minimum level of
||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
knowledge and ||//\\||
experience in guardianship services. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, National Certified Guardian - correct answer✔✔A National Certified Guardian designation is
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granted to individuals who have met the minimum ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
eligibility standards for CGC Certification including the necessary training and testing
||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
requirements. The designation must be renewed every two years as long as eligibility and ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
continuing education requirements are met. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Clerk of Court - correct answer✔✔A court officer responsible for filing papers, issuing
||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
process, and keeping records of court proceedings as ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
generally specified by rule or statue. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Competence - correct answer✔✔A basic or minimal ability to do something; qualify esp. to ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
testify <competence of a witness> ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Competency - correct answer✔✔The mental ability to understand problems and make ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
decisions.
Conflict of Interest - correct answer✔✔Situations in which an individual may receive financial
||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
or material gain or business advantage from a
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decision made on behalf of another. Situations, which create a public perception of a conflict
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of interest,
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should be handled in the same manner as situations in which an actual conflict of interest
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exists.
Court - correct answer✔✔A governmental body consisting of one or more judges who sit to
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adjudicate disputes and administer ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
justice.
Court Order - correct answer✔✔A legal document issued by the court and signed by a judge.
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Examples include a letter of guardianship;
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