What Is Probate? When I first started at the law firm over 2 years ago, I was coming from a role in local government. I didn’t understand the ins and outs of Probate. I knew it involved the legal system...Read More
Increases Expected from COVID-19 It is more important than ever that all business owners carry workers’ compensation insurance (WCI). It is required in Arizona, California and in most states. If an employer does not have WCI, then the employee may sue the employer under tort law, which includes the possibility of punitive damages. On the...Read More
Not the Disaster Some Landlords Expected by: Margaret Tritch As several of my clients are also fellow landlords, I thought it might be helpful to discuss the moratoriums on evictions that were in place and still are in some states. In the first quarter of 2020, the Federal government issued moratoriums on evictions. This had...Read More
What Is Appropriate Behavior for Employees? – Behavior When Working Remotely Now more than ever, an employer should have an employee handbook, company manual and/or company policies (“Employer Policy”) and review them in light of the remote working environment. Employees need to read those lengthy manuals and emails of “new company policy” and understand...Read More
Returning to the Office The CDC is the go-to authority and is regularly updating its guidelines and criteria for employers. Complying with its guidance, is not only helpful to all business’ constituents, but provides the employer with a strong defense. It is possible that a negligence claim could be raised by not only employees, but...Read More
Probate in Other States With our mobile society, it is not unusual for someone to pass away and have assets across state lines. This is more common post Covid and among middle income families. This can be confusing for the family members and person entrusted with managing a person’s estate, but thankfully the different states’...Read More
Pets in Estate Planning You might be surprised to know, (or not), that pets CAN be a huge part of Trust and Estate Planning. For example, Oprah Winfrey has established a pet trust for her doggies leaving them a cool $30 million for their well-being! One that everyone likely remembers is Leona Hemsley leaving her...Read More
Estate Planning Attorney – Is It Time for a Review of Your Estate Plans? If you haven’t already thought about it, now’s the time to take a look into the importance of creating an estate plan that suits your needs. Estate planning can be an uncomfortable topic to think about, however it can save your...Read More
Estate Planning Lawyers in Scottsdale – Married or Single Does this Really Matter Anymore? On our Estate Planning and Probate Section of the Arizona State Bar there have been discussions with younger lawyers looking for ways to state in their clients’ estate plans that two people consider themselves “life partners” and that this is something...Read More
Married Estate Planning – Unlimited Marital Deduction for Spouses? Yes, but only if you are both U.S. citizens In the U.S., we have a very favorable tax rule in comparison to many other countries, whereby spouses can inherit from each other with no federal inheritance tax consequences. Currently there is also no inheritance tax in...Read More
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