ACTUAL NATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP ASSOCIATION TERMINOLOGY
EXAM GRADED PASS
Extraordinary Medical Circumstance - answer-Includes abortion,
removal of life support, sterilization, experimental treatment and
other controversial
medical issues
Fiduciary - answer-An individual, agency or organization that
has agreed to undertake for another a special obligation of trust
and confidence, having the duty to act primarily for another's
benefit and subject to the standard of care
imposed by law or contract.
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
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.
,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
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>
Competency - answer-The mental ability to understand
problems and make decisions.
Conflict of Interest - answer-Situations in which an individual
may receive financial or material gain or business advantage
from a
EXAM GRADED PASS
Extraordinary Medical Circumstance - answer-Includes abortion,
removal of life support, sterilization, experimental treatment and
other controversial
medical issues
Fiduciary - answer-An individual, agency or organization that
has agreed to undertake for another a special obligation of trust
and confidence, having the duty to act primarily for another's
benefit and subject to the standard of care
imposed by law or contract.
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
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.
,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
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>
Competency - answer-The mental ability to understand
problems and make decisions.
Conflict of Interest - answer-Situations in which an individual
may receive financial or material gain or business advantage
from a
