Affordable Living Trusts in Arizona
Arizona Estate Planning: Living Trusts One of the main reasons to develop an estate plan is to protect your assets and ensure that your wishes are honored upon your death. There are many tools you can use to create a comprehensive estate plan — everything from a standard will to various types of trusts […]
Affidavit of Succession, Proof of Authority, Ancillary Probate
Affidavit of Successions, Proof of Authority and Ancillary Probate If you are dealing with a probate matter that involves property in multiple states, there are some topics with which you will want to familiarize yourself. These include terms like affidavits of succession to real property, proof of authority for foreign domiciliary personal representative, and […]
Probate Without a Lawyer
Probate Without a Lawyer: How We Can Help The thought of probate can be scary, especially for those who have never been through the process before. Lawyers, courtrooms, arguing—there is so much drama involved. While a dramatic probate case is what is often thought of before beginning the process, it does not have to be that […]
Living Trusts, Living Wills and Probate
Understanding the Difference Between Living Trusts, Living Wills, and Wills Sometimes the terms living trust and living will are thrown around as if they are interchangeable, but they are different from each other and also different from a traditional will. Living Will A living will deals with your medical care, not your assets and […]
What is probate?
Arizona’s Probate Process What is probate? Probate is a legal process in which the court appoints a personal representative of the estate of a person who has died and if there is a Last Will and Testament, probate finds the Will is valid and admits it into probate. That personal representative is responsible […]
Legal Health Documents-by Shannon Trezza
No one likes to have the conversation about what will happen if they become seriously ill or injured. However, planning for these possibilities, though it may be difficult, helps your loved ones deal with the challenges they might face should you become incapacitated. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) […]
New Training Required for Probate Guardianship and Conservatorship- by Shannon Trezza
NEW ARIZONA PROBATE RULES REQUIRE TRAINING FOR SELF REPRESENTED FIDUCIARIES What in the world does that mean? If you want to represent yourself in your own Probate proceeding or Guardianship/Conservatorship proceeding for an adult or minor, Arizona now requires that any non-licensed person be required to go through some training to get you prepared for […]