Dying with a Will
KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED OF: QAFP® Professionals
Highest Knowledge Level: Awareness
Knowledge Levels and Associated Verbs
Awareness
The state of being aware that something exists / to have familiarity with a particular activity or subject
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Understanding
To comprehend the general relationship of particulars / to have an expertise with how something works
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Application
Ability to put information to use / to use knowledge for relevant, practical purposes
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Evaluation
To judge or conclude by utilizing data / a systematic determination of something’s worth or significance
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Define
To state exactly the meaning of
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Identify
To be aware of / to recognize and correctly name / to locate an appropriate resource
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Explain
To make clear the meaning of / to describe something in more detail or reveal relevant facts or ideas related to it
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Determine
To ascertain / to come to a decision, such as by investigation or reasoning
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Compare
To note the similarities and differences between two or more things
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Estimate
To determine an approximate value for
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Calculate
To find the value using mathematics
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Convert
To change from one form or purpose to another
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Evaluate
To reach a conclusion or make a through careful study
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Interpret
To give the meaning of / to construe or understand / to translate orally
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Hold cursor over or click on each term to read its definition.
- Identify documents used to confirm validity of a will and the court’s approval of the appointment of an estate administrator, such as:
- Certificate of Appointment
- Grant of Letters Probate
- Letters of Administration
KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED OF: CFP® Professionals
Highest Knowledge Level: Understanding
Knowledge Levels and Associated Verbs
Awareness
The state of being aware that something exists / to have familiarity with a particular activity or subject
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Understanding
To comprehend the general relationship of particulars / to have an expertise with how something works
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Application
Ability to put information to use / to use knowledge for relevant, practical purposes
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Evaluation
To judge or conclude by utilizing data / a systematic determination of something’s worth or significance
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Define
To state exactly the meaning of
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Identify
To be aware of / to recognize and correctly name / to locate an appropriate resource
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Explain
To make clear the meaning of / to describe something in more detail or reveal relevant facts or ideas related to it
|
Determine
To ascertain / to come to a decision, such as by investigation or reasoning
|
Compare
To note the similarities and differences between two or more things
|
Estimate
To determine an approximate value for
|
Calculate
To find the value using mathematics
|
Convert
To change from one form or purpose to another
|
Evaluate
To reach a conclusion or make a through careful study
|
Interpret
To give the meaning of / to construe or understand / to translate orally
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Hold cursor over or click on each term to read its definition.
- Identify documents used to confirm validity of a will and the court’s approval of the appointment of an estate administrator, such as:
- Certificate of Appointment
- Grant of Letters Probate
- Letters of Administration
Additional Knowledge Expected of CFP Professionals
- Explain the methods for distributing the assets of a testator.
- Per stirpes
- Per capita
- Identify that based on the jurisdiction, a claim may be made for dependants’ relief against the estate if the deceased did not adequately provide for their dependants.
- Identify dependents of the deceased who may make a claim against the estate from which they were not adequately provided, such as:
- Spouse
- Common-law partner
- Child
- Parent
- Sibling
- Explain how an asset will be distributed to a beneficiary of an estate.
- When a debt against the asset is exonerated
- When a debt against the asset is not exonerated
- Define changes to testamentary dispositions that may be made after the death of a testator.
- Abatement
- Ademption
- Lapse
- Explain how abatement, ademption and lapse affect testamentary dispositions.
- Explain the distribution that each party may receive from an estate when the deceased died with a will.