NATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP
ASSOCIATION STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Adjudication - ANS The legal process of resolving a dispute; the process of judicially deciding
a case.
Administrator/Executor/Personal Representative - ANS A person appointed by the court to
manage the assets and liabilities of an intestate decedent. Executor is
a person named by the testator to carry out the provisions in the testator's will.
Advance Directive - ANS A written instruction, such as a living will or durable power of
attorney for health care, which guides care
when an individual is terminally ill or incapacitated and unable to communicate his/her desires.
Advocate - ANS A person who assists, defends, or pleads, or prosecutes for another.
Alleged Incapacitated Person or Person at Risk - ANS Individual for whom a guardianship
proceeding has been initiated.
Arms Length Relationship - ANS A relationship between two agencies or organizations, or two
divisions or departments within one agency,
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,which ensures independent decision-making on the part of both.
Attorney at law - ANS A person who practices law.
Attorney for the Alleged Incapacitated Person - ANS An attorney who represents the alleged
incapacitated person. Such attorney shall represent the
expressed wishes of the alleged incapacitated person.
Best Interest - ANS That course of action that maximizes what is best for a ward and that
includes consideration of the least
intrusive, most normalizing, and least restrictive course of action possible given the needs of the
ward.
Capacity - ANS Legal qualification, competency, power, or fitness. Ability to understand the
nature of the effects of one's
acts.
Decisional Capacity - ANS The ability to understand and appreciate the nature and
consequences of a decision and to reach and
communicate an informed decision in the matter.
Certified Guardian - ANS The Center for Guardianship Certification (CGC) 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
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, someone who has met nationally recognized requirements including a minimum level of
knowledge and
experience in guardianship services.
National Certified Guardian - ANS A National Certified Guardian designation is 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 - ANS A court officer responsible for filing papers, issuing process, and keeping
records of court proceedings as
generally specified by rule or statue.
Competence - ANS A basic or minimal ability to do something; qualify esp. to testify
<competence of a witness>
Competency - ANS The mental ability to understand problems and make decisions.
Conflict of Interest - ANS Situations in which an individual may receive financial or material
gain or business advantage from a
decision made on behalf of another. Situations, which create a public perception of a conflict of
interest,
should be handled in the same manner as situations in which an actual conflict of interest
exists.
Court - ANS A governmental body consisting of one or more judges who sit to adjudicate
disputes and administer
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ASSOCIATION STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Adjudication - ANS The legal process of resolving a dispute; the process of judicially deciding
a case.
Administrator/Executor/Personal Representative - ANS A person appointed by the court to
manage the assets and liabilities of an intestate decedent. Executor is
a person named by the testator to carry out the provisions in the testator's will.
Advance Directive - ANS A written instruction, such as a living will or durable power of
attorney for health care, which guides care
when an individual is terminally ill or incapacitated and unable to communicate his/her desires.
Advocate - ANS A person who assists, defends, or pleads, or prosecutes for another.
Alleged Incapacitated Person or Person at Risk - ANS Individual for whom a guardianship
proceeding has been initiated.
Arms Length Relationship - ANS A relationship between two agencies or organizations, or two
divisions or departments within one agency,
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,which ensures independent decision-making on the part of both.
Attorney at law - ANS A person who practices law.
Attorney for the Alleged Incapacitated Person - ANS An attorney who represents the alleged
incapacitated person. Such attorney shall represent the
expressed wishes of the alleged incapacitated person.
Best Interest - ANS That course of action that maximizes what is best for a ward and that
includes consideration of the least
intrusive, most normalizing, and least restrictive course of action possible given the needs of the
ward.
Capacity - ANS Legal qualification, competency, power, or fitness. Ability to understand the
nature of the effects of one's
acts.
Decisional Capacity - ANS The ability to understand and appreciate the nature and
consequences of a decision and to reach and
communicate an informed decision in the matter.
Certified Guardian - ANS The Center for Guardianship Certification (CGC) 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
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, someone who has met nationally recognized requirements including a minimum level of
knowledge and
experience in guardianship services.
National Certified Guardian - ANS A National Certified Guardian designation is 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 - ANS A court officer responsible for filing papers, issuing process, and keeping
records of court proceedings as
generally specified by rule or statue.
Competence - ANS A basic or minimal ability to do something; qualify esp. to testify
<competence of a witness>
Competency - ANS The mental ability to understand problems and make decisions.
Conflict of Interest - ANS Situations in which an individual may receive financial or material
gain or business advantage from a
decision made on behalf of another. Situations, which create a public perception of a conflict of
interest,
should be handled in the same manner as situations in which an actual conflict of interest
exists.
Court - ANS A governmental body consisting of one or more judges who sit to adjudicate
disputes and administer
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