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Life Care Planning Packet (Advanced Directives), Information and Documents from the Arizona Attorney General

The Arizona Office of the Attorney General website section for seniors contains forms and instructions for Living wills, Durable Health Care Power of Attorney, Life Care Planning and General Information about Arizona Laws related to future incapacity.

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The link has been fixed, thank you.

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Your current website does not respond appropriately to requests for the life planning packets.

QUESTIONS

  • My mother passed away 5 weeks ago. She didn't have a will. My sister and I both were on a few bank accounts for wells fargo of hers but not on her IRA account and a US bank account. My mom had no debt, no house, no cars just these bank accounts. I need help, do I get a lawyer? I am unsure of how much the IRA is I am pretty sure it is under 75,000 but what if it isn't? Do you have advise of what type of lawyer to get.. any recommendations?
  • How do I file a complaint against a lawyer?
  • What steps must be taken to obtain a Judicial Determination of Heirs in Arizona?
  • Both of my parents have passed away leaving their small estate in a trust. I am the executor of the trust. The estate is small and fall within the dollar limits of real estate and personal property within the estate, where probate proceedings are not required. My question is; to complete the estate, do I need to To complete the estate, so I need to place a “Notice to Creditors” in a newspaper as described in A.R.S. 14-3801? (There are no known creditors).
  • can a mother say she had no children in a last will and testament if she does. Then state that no one of her lineage can contest the will?
  • I have a Living Trust that has my daughter as the executor. I want to change it to have my granddaughter as the executor however the company that wrote up the trust says my daughter has to be present in order to change the trust. Is there a law that says she must be present?
  • I want to change the executor on my revocable trust. I want the new executor to inherit some property and money. My question is: can an executor inherit? Thank you for your attention to this.
  • What makes a Will valid in the state of Arizona
  • The decedent's will is in the office of his former attorney in Arizona. He died as a resident of another state. His final state of residence requires the original will in order to register it. How do I get the original will from the Arizona attorney?
  • What are the duties of a personal representative in probate?

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RELATED ARTICLES

Revocable Living Trust

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LINKS

Arizona Office of the Attorney General

AZ Office of the Attorney General Life Care Planning Packet

Maricopa County Judicial Branch Self-Service Center Online

Pima County Courts Self Service Center