Tucson Elder Law Attorney - Fleming & Curti, PLC

Tucson Elder Law Attorney

We are committed to helping seniors, individuals with disabilities, and their families and supporters make informed choices guiding them through some of life’s most important decisions. That may mean estate planning, special needs planning, guardianship, conservatorship, long-term care planning or probate. As Tucson Elder Law Attorney (s). That’s what we know.

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Guardianship & Conservatorship

We represent guardians, conservators, and the subjects of proceedings when court involvement is required. We also act as guardian and conservator in appropriate cases.

Estate Planning

We counsel individuals about planning for tax, benefits eligibility and preparation for aging and disability. We understand that one important consideration for clients is the cost of effective planning. One common area we work in: special planning for family members with special needs.

Wills, Trusts & Powers of Attorney

We prepare documents to complete your estate plan. Most importantly, we help you determine whether you need a trust, and we counsel you on selection of agents, trustees and personal representatives.

Trust & Estate Administration

Once estate planning documents are in place, we help with administration of the trust or estate. We represent trustees, agents and personal representatives. We prepare accounts and taxes, or we oversee those administrative matters. We are particularly interested in helping with special needs trusts.

Long-Term Care (Medicaid) Planning

We are familiar with long-term care costs and eligibility for public benefits, and how to maximize benefits for a person dependent on the public system. We can prepare applications or process renewals for eligibility.

Private Fiduciary Services

In select cases (and usually when there is no other good alternative) we act as trustee, personal representative or agent. We handle financial and life decisions, prepare tax returns and keep interested parties in the loop.

Our Attorneys

Robert B. Fleming

Thomas A. Curti

Amy Farrell Matheson

Elizabeth Rollings Friman

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Curti regularly conducts useful CLE programs for lawyers in area related to trust administration and estate planning and is highly regarded.

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Surety Bond Protects Estate, not Fiduciary

Most people are unfamiliar with the term “surety bond”, and may never have run across the concept. When a court appoints someone to manage another person’s money, a surety bond is often involved. Different kinds of fiduciaries Depending on the context, a court might appoint a conservator to handle the estate of someone who is…

What Is a “Qualified Disability Expense”?

In 2014, Congress adopted the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (better known as ABLE). That new law formally introduced the concept of a “qualified disability expense”. But what kind of expenditure is a qualified disability expense? And does the term mean anything outside of ABLE? Definition of qualified disability expense The ABLE Act itself…

Attorney-Client Privilege Survives Client’s Death, But….

Most people have at least a vague understanding of the attorney-client privilege. In most circumstances, what you say to your lawyer is private. Your communications are confidential, and your lawyer may not share them. What happens after you die? Even after your death, your lawyer may not share your communications. But that does lead to…

Grandson’s Trust Not Countable Asset Even After Modification

Too often, people fail to adequately plan for their children (or grandchildren) who have disabilities. This week we read a Nebraska case about a grandson’s trust that put his public benefits at risk. His grandmother had created a trust for him, but it was not a “special needs” trust. The courts fixed the problem, but…