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- Administrator: means the senior executive appointed to operate a home. See California Military and Veterans Code 1010
- Bond: means a bond, authorized by Sections 8878. See California Government Code 8878.16
- Commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Government Code 14501
- Committee: means the California Earthquake Safety and Housing Rehabilitation Finance Committee. See California Government Code 8878.16
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Department: means the Department of Veterans Affairs. See California Military and Veterans Code 1010
- Department: means Department of Housing and Community Development. See California Government Code 8878.16
- Department: means the Department of Transportation. See California Government Code 14501
- director: refer to the Department of General Services and the Director of General Services, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 14602
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- Fund: means the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund established by §. See California Government Code 8878.16
- Home: means any facility operated by the department for the provision of long-term care, assisted living, adult day health, independent living, or other health care services to eligible veterans. See California Military and Veterans Code 1010
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Local agency: means any city, city and county, or county. See California Government Code 8878.16
- Member: means a veteran or nonveteran spouse or domestic partner who has been admitted to residency at a veterans' home. See California Military and Veterans Code 1010
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Process: signifies a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- Property: includes both personal and real property. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. See California Military and Veterans Code 1010
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Military and Veterans Code 19
- Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- State: includes the District of Columbia and the territories when applied to the different parts of the United States, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
- Town: includes "unincorporated town" and "village. See California Government Code 21
- Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
- Veteran: means a person who is eligible for benefits under this chapter. See California Military and Veterans Code 1010
- war: shall mean : (a) whenever Congress has declared war and peace has not been formally restored. See California Military and Veterans Code 18
- Will: includes codicil. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- Writing: includes printing and typewriting. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17