My son and his wife, who live in another state, recently asked me what they need to know before they meet with an estate planning attorney. I share with you essentially what I sent to them: You will each need a Will, which designates your Personal … [Read more...]

Some people either to save money or due to urgent circumstances, decide to write their own Wills. It creates a sad situation when those Wills do not meet the statutory requirements to be enforceable. I recently encountered several such situations, so … [Read more...]

This summer the Arizona Supreme Court overruled the Arizona Court of Appeals decision in Mertola, LLC v. Santos, which impacts the statute of limitations (SOL) for collection of a written debt.Mertola involved collection of a credit card debt. The … [Read more...]

In the recent case of Ruffino v Lokosky, No. 1 CA-CV 17-0353 (July 12, 2018), the Arizona Court of Appeals set aside a default judgment on the grounds that the Defendant, Lokosky, had not been given proper notice of the lawsuit.  Ruffino, the … [Read more...]

For the most part, age discrimination in real estate matters if prohibited. An exemption in the Fair Housing Act of 1968, however, allows for 55-and-older age restrictions for retirement communities. To qualify for the exemption at least 80% of the … [Read more...]