NATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP ASSOCIATION TERMINOLOGY
NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026 UPDATED WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/VERIFIED/GRADED A+
Decisional Capacity
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
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
someone who has met nationally recognized requirements
including a minimum level of knowledge and
experience in guardianship services.
,National Certified Guardian
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
A court officer responsible for filing papers, issuing process, and
keeping records of court proceedings as
generally specified by rule or statue.
Competence
A basic or minimal ability to do something; qualify esp. to testify
<competence of a witness>
Competency
The mental ability to understand problems and make decisions.
,Conflict of Interest
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.
Adjudication
The legal process of resolving a dispute; the process of judicially
deciding a case.
Administrator/Executor/Personal Representative
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
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
A person who assists, defends, or pleads, or prosecutes for
another.
Alleged Incapacitated Person or Person at Risk
Individual for whom a guardianship proceeding has been
initiated.
Arms Length Relationship
A relationship between two agencies or organizations, or two
divisions or departments within one agency,
which ensures independent decision-making on the part of both.
Attorney at law
A person who practices law.
NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026 UPDATED WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/VERIFIED/GRADED A+
Decisional Capacity
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
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
someone who has met nationally recognized requirements
including a minimum level of knowledge and
experience in guardianship services.
,National Certified Guardian
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
A court officer responsible for filing papers, issuing process, and
keeping records of court proceedings as
generally specified by rule or statue.
Competence
A basic or minimal ability to do something; qualify esp. to testify
<competence of a witness>
Competency
The mental ability to understand problems and make decisions.
,Conflict of Interest
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.
Adjudication
The legal process of resolving a dispute; the process of judicially
deciding a case.
Administrator/Executor/Personal Representative
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
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
A person who assists, defends, or pleads, or prosecutes for
another.
Alleged Incapacitated Person or Person at Risk
Individual for whom a guardianship proceeding has been
initiated.
Arms Length Relationship
A relationship between two agencies or organizations, or two
divisions or departments within one agency,
which ensures independent decision-making on the part of both.
Attorney at law
A person who practices law.
