THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING HOW PROPERTY IS OWNED

When advising a client as to their estate planning needs, one of the first discussions that a lawyer must have with a client concerns understanding the difference between probate and non-probate assets.  Generally speaking, probate assets are those assets that are distributed through the Court process and pass to the beneficiaries, either pursuant to the…

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO HOMEOWNERS: PROPERTY DEED SCAM

We have received notice from the Maricopa County Recorder’s office of a property deed scam.  Homeowners should be cognizant of letters going out across Maricopa County that urge recipients to pay to receive a copy of their property deeds. The official-looking (however, they are NOT official government letters from the Recorder’s Office) correspondence comes from…