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2025/2026 NATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP
ASSOCIATION EXAM PREPARATION WITH ALL
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
(EXPERT VERIFIED) FOR GUARANTEED PASS TOP-
RATED A+.
(NGA)
Prepare for your National Guardianship Association Exam with this
detailed study guide. It covers ethics, legal responsibilities, and care
standards. Ideal for strengthening your knowledge and ensuring exam
success.
Adjudication ...... ANSWER ....... The legal process of
resolving a dispute; the process of judicially deciding a
case.
Administrator/Executor/Personal Representative ......
ANSWER ....... 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 ...... 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 desires.
Advocate ...... ANSWER ....... A person who assists,
defends, or pleads, or prosecutes for another.
Alleged Incapacitated Person or Person at Risk ......
ANSWER ....... Individual for whom a guardianship
proceeding has been initiated.
Arms Length Relationship ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ...... ANSWER ....... A person who
practices law.
Attorney for the Alleged Incapacitated Person ......
ANSWER ....... An attorney who represents the alleged
incapacitated person. Such attorney shall represent the
expressed wishes of the alleged incapacitated person.
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Best Interest ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ...... ANSWER ....... Legal qualification,
competency, power, or fitness. Ability to understand the
nature of the effects of one's
acts.
Decisional Capacity ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ...... ANSWER ....... 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
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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 ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ...... ANSWER ....... A court officer
responsible for filing papers, issuing process, and keeping
records of court proceedings as
generally specified by rule or statue.
Competence ...... ANSWER ....... A basic or minimal
ability to do something; qualify esp. to testify <competence
of a witness>
2025/2026 NATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP
ASSOCIATION EXAM PREPARATION WITH ALL
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
(EXPERT VERIFIED) FOR GUARANTEED PASS TOP-
RATED A+.
(NGA)
Prepare for your National Guardianship Association Exam with this
detailed study guide. It covers ethics, legal responsibilities, and care
standards. Ideal for strengthening your knowledge and ensuring exam
success.
Adjudication ...... ANSWER ....... The legal process of
resolving a dispute; the process of judicially deciding a
case.
Administrator/Executor/Personal Representative ......
ANSWER ....... 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 ...... 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 desires.
Advocate ...... ANSWER ....... A person who assists,
defends, or pleads, or prosecutes for another.
Alleged Incapacitated Person or Person at Risk ......
ANSWER ....... Individual for whom a guardianship
proceeding has been initiated.
Arms Length Relationship ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ...... ANSWER ....... A person who
practices law.
Attorney for the Alleged Incapacitated Person ......
ANSWER ....... An attorney who represents the alleged
incapacitated person. Such attorney shall represent the
expressed wishes of the alleged incapacitated person.
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Best Interest ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ...... ANSWER ....... Legal qualification,
competency, power, or fitness. Ability to understand the
nature of the effects of one's
acts.
Decisional Capacity ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ...... ANSWER ....... 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
, 4|Page
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 ...... ANSWER ....... 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 ...... ANSWER ....... A court officer
responsible for filing papers, issuing process, and keeping
records of court proceedings as
generally specified by rule or statue.
Competence ...... ANSWER ....... A basic or minimal
ability to do something; qualify esp. to testify <competence
of a witness>
