Wills are an integral part of a good estate plan. Yet as an estate planning and probate law firm, we often recommend a plan that is built on a living trust. In fact, we offer a free monthly seminar that we call a Living Trust Seminar. The reason we do this is because, in most…
DetailsIn the estate-planning arena, we joke that no one wants to come in to see us because we talk about death. The truth is, estate planning can help as much with things that occur in life as much as death. Here are four ways a sound plan can help with life. Your Plan Can Avoid…
DetailsA Special Needs Trust Is An Ideal Tool For Managing Care For A Disabled Family Member When structured correctly, it can provide such supplemental items as therapy, companions, education or respite care for caregivers without interfering with the beneficiary’s government assistance programs. A Special Needs Trust can work extremely well when it is drafted to…
DetailsMore than 55 percent of adult Americans have no form of a Will or Estate Plan. With these kinds of statistics, the chances are good when someone dies, the family struggles to locate a will after dying. If you have had this happen to a family member, chances are you know how challenging the situation…
DetailsShould You Choose A Will Or Trust? When it is time to arrange for your final wishes to be carried out and for laying out instructions for disposing of your real estate and personal property, you can choose a will or a trust. Both documents will get the job done but are executed very differently.…
DetailsWhat Is A Legal Conservator? A conservator is a person who has been appointed by the courts in Arizona to conserve the assets of another person. A person who has become unable–either permanently or temporarily–to make his or her own financial decisions may have a conservator named to help them pay bills, manage finances and…
DetailsSure It’s Hot, But What A Bargain! If you are an avid golfer but the price tag of hitting the links limits your play when the weather is cool and beautiful, you can play to your heart’s content on far less when the mercury hits 100+ degrees. With Father’s Day coming up, we thought we’d…
DetailsBefore you head out of town for the summer, make sure you have your legal affairs in order and the correct legal documents with you on vacation. What Would Happen If You Didn’t Make It Home? The best way to make sure your loved ones would know what to do if you didn’t make it…
DetailsPeople Are Living Much Longer Today & Collecting Social Security Longer Than In Previous Generations And in many cases, women outlive men. Those who are in their 60s can elect to receive their retirement benefits earlier or later. Each month, 10,000 Baby boomers are turning 65. For those who have diseases that are known to…
DetailsWhy Do You Need A Legal Power Of Attorney? Here are the Top Five Ways a comprehensive legal power of attorney is the best option. 1. You can choose who will make your decisions, not the court. When you have a signed power of attorney, and you become incapacitated and are unable to make decisions,…
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