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Residuary Clause

Ambiguous Residuary Clause in Will Causes Difficulty

NewsletterBy Robert FlemingJune 18, 20171 Comment

Your will should accomplish at least three simple things. It should identify who will manage the estate (the “personal representative”, in Arizona). The will should identify individual items, dollar amounts or percentages that are to go to particular recipients. Finally, the will should include a “residuary clause” — a statement about who will receive the…

Personal Liability

Personal Liability for Acting as Personal Representative

NewsletterBy Robert FlemingJune 11, 2017

When you agree to act as personal representative of a decedent’s estate, do you take on any potential personal liability? Generally not, but you should make sure everyone knows that you are acting as a fiduciary. A recent Arizona case illustrates the risk if you do not. Estate’s property is sold When Gary Barnes (not…

Beneficiary Deed

Beneficiary Deed Can Help Avoid Arizona Probate

NewsletterBy Robert FlemingJune 4, 20172 Comments

Like a number of other states, Arizona permits a real estate owner to sign a deed that transfers property automatically at death. This type of deed, often referred to as a “beneficiary deed,” is revocable during life, but can help avoid the probate process on the death of the owner. So does that mean every…

Undue Influence

Trust Benefiting Lawyer Creates Undue Influence Presumption

NewsletterBy Robert FlemingMay 21, 2017

VOLUME 24 NUMBER 21 To be valid, a will or trust must reflect the intentions of a competent signer. If the signer is deemed to have been subject to the undue influence of someone else, the document can be invalidated. Even documents carefully prepared by lawyers sometimes get successfully challenged. When the lawyer is a…

Jurisdiction

Determining Which State Has Jurisdiction Over a Trust

Newsletter, Tucson Elder LawBy Robert FlemingMay 14, 2017

VOLUME 24 NUMBER 20 Let’s say you have a disagreement with your sister, who is trustee of a trust your parents created. Your sister lives in Montana, though she has a winter home in Arizona. Your parents lived in Arizona when they died. They signed their wills and trust in Arizona, and their lawyer was…

Special Needs Trust Can Receive Child Support Payments

NewsletterBy Robert FlemingMay 7, 2017

VOLUME 24 NUMBER 19 A divorced couple has a child with a disability, and one spouse is paying child support to the other. But what happens when the child turns 18? Does anyone still pay child support? If so, to whom? And what effect does any child support have on the (now adult) child’s eligibility…

Decant

Even Without State Statute, Court Approves Trust Decanting

NewsletterBy Robert FlemingApril 30, 2017

VOLUME 24 NUMBER 18 When a trustee transfers assets to a new trust with the same beneficiaries (but different terms), it is often called decanting. “Decant” is an analogy: the trustee is, in a sense, pouring trust assets from an old vessel into a new container, and improving the quality of the trust in the…

Intestate

What Happens When Someone Dies Intestate?

NewsletterBy Robert FlemingApril 23, 20174 Comments

VOLUME 24 NUMBER 17 Even with regular prompting, about half of people never get around to completing even basic estate planning. If they never do get a will signed, we lawyers say that they have died “intestate”. But what does that really mean for their loved ones? Note that the information we provide here is…

Jury trial

Guardianship, Conservatorship and Jury Trials in Arizona

NewsletterBy Robert FlemingApril 16, 2017

VOLUME 24 NUMBER 16 Suppose someone has asked the Arizona courts for appointment as your guardian and/or your conservator. A trial has been set to consider the petition. Do you think you should be entitled to a jury trial before a guardian or conservator is appointed? Under Arizona law, you are entitled to a jury…

Court accounting required

Failure to File Court Accounting Ends Up Being Costly

NewsletterBy Robert FlemingApril 9, 20171 Comment

VOLUME 24 NUMBER 15 Every state’s laws require court-appointed conservators (or guardians) of an estate to file a regular court accounting. Usually those filings must be filed every year (as Arizona law requires), but a few states permit them once every two years. No state lets you wait eight years between court accountings, as an…

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