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;estate: Everything that is left when you die. | ;estate: Everything that is left when you die. | ||
;executor: The person you appoint in your will to distribute your estate when you die. The executor carries out your instructions. | ;executor: The person you appoint in your will to distribute your estate when you die. The executor carries out your <span class="noglossary">instructions</span>. | ||
;financial, business and legal matters: The time that a person who is not a guardian spends with the child. This person could be a parent who does not have guardianship or another relative, like a grandparent. | ;financial, business and legal matters: The time that a person who is not a guardian spends with the child. This person could be a parent who does not have guardianship or another relative, like a grandparent. | ||
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;standard representation agreement: Gives limited authority to your representative to make some health and routine financial decisions for you. | ;standard representation agreement: Gives limited authority to your representative to make some health and routine financial decisions for you. | ||
;will: A written legal document that contains your instructions about what happens to your estate when you die. | ;will: A written legal document that contains your <span class="noglossary">instructions</span> about what happens to your estate when you die. | ||
