On January 11, 2010, a Petition was filed to further amend Arizona’s Rules of Probate Procedure that went into effect on January 1, 2009. The proposed ... Read More
PROBATE LITIGATION
ABUSE OF POWERS OF ATTORNEY MAY CREATE PROBLEMS
Powers of attorney are authorized by statute in Arizona. A power of attorney is a written document whereby one person (the principal) gives authority ... Read More
VALUE OF LIFE NOT RECOVERABLE ON ABUSE OF VULNERABLE ADULT CLAIM
Arizona’s Adult Protective Services Act has broad coverage, far reaching remedies and allows for the recovery of substantial damages in many ... Read More
LIFE INSURANCE PROCEEDS PAYABLE TO TRUST ARE EXPEMT FROM CREDITOR CLAIMS
In Estate of King, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that Arizona Revised Statute 20-1131(A)* (protecting life insurance proceeds from creditor ... Read More
GUARDIANSHIP CREATES INFERENCE OF LACK OF CAPACITY
In probate law, the law presumes that a person has testamentary capacity. Testamentary capacity is the mental state someone must have to adopt a valid ... Read More
INCOMPLETE WILL IS VALID, ARIZONA COURT HOLDS
An Arizona court holds that a will that refers to a list still valid, even if the list is actually not attached. So we ask, is an incomplete will and ... Read More