As you no doubt know from recent press releases, it’s unlawful to use your “handheld electronic devices” while driving in the City of Tucson as well as outside the city limits in Pima County. Handheld electronic devices obviously will include more … [Read more...]
Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
There exists in this country a Uniform Law Commission the function of which is to study and propose uniform statutory codes to the various states’ legislatures. This is supposed to lead to commonality of statutory codes among the various states. In … [Read more...]
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR MORTGAGED HOME WHEN YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE DIE?
This is a question that many will face at some time, whether we are a surviving spouse or heirs to a surviving spouse who recently died. The surviving spouse will ordinarily expect to go on living in the home and the surviving heirs might also expect … [Read more...]
I SIGNED MY REVOCABLE TRUST – WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE TO DO?
Whether you retain a lawyer to prepare an estate plan, hire a document preparer, or do-it-yourself on the internet, you are not finished with your trust until you transfer almost everything that you own into the name of your trust. Otherwise, you … [Read more...]
Anti-deficiency Statutes Amended
Arizona provides protection to homeowners who lose their homes through foreclosure, A. R. S. Section 33-729(A), or trustee’s sale, A. R. S. Section 33-814(G). These protections are known as anti-deficiency statutes and limit the homeowner’s loss to … [Read more...]