Estate Administration Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• verification : statement under oath that the statements in the petition to the court are true and accurate.
• administrator : personal representative of an intestate.
• probate hearing : court procedure to prove the validity of a will or appointment of an administrator.
• guardian ad litem : competent adult appointed by the court to represent persons under an incapacity during litigation.
• letters testamentary : court authorization to act granted to executor.
• right of election : right of surviving spouse to elect to take by the will or by statutory share.
• citation : notice sent to parties with standing to contest the probate petition.
• summary proceedings : shortened probate proceedings permitted in certain jurisdictions for small estates.
• executor : personal representative of a testate.
• petition to search : request to the court to allow property to be searched to locate a will.
• marshaling of assets : collecting and categorizing the estate of a decedent.