Estate Planning

Your family can be as involved in your estate planning as you’d like, depending on how close they are to you and how they figure into the plan. It’s important ...

Irrevocable trusts are unchangeable once they’re put into place. The assets and property placed in the trust permanently belong to the trust and can’t be used or removed by the ...

Power of attorney is a document empowering another individual to make decisions on your behalf. For example, someone can be given power of attorney to make a business decision on ...

Yes, you can; holographic (handwritten) wills are honored in Arizona, provided they are clearly written and signed. However, such wills are more at risk to being contested by family members ...

Probate is a loaded word in estate planning, but it’s simply the court process that determines a will is legitimate and sets in motion the executor’s ability to take inventory ...

Do you own anything? Then you need an estate plan. If you have any assets to your name, even minor ones, it’s wise to have some documentation in place to ...

Despite the term conjuring images of someone out of Downton Abbey with a sprawling mansion and corresponding staff, your “estate” is simply what you own, whether that’s your home, your ...

Many people mistakenly think that estate planning involves only the drafting of a last will and testament. However, estate planning involves financial, business, tax, and medical planning. Estate planning can ...