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Keystone Law Firm
2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3
Chandler, AZ 85248
(480) 418-8448
Arizona’s Probate SystemA state court system devotes time and energy into handling cases for its citizens. That includes probate cases. For example, Arizona’s...
Wouldn’t it be great if your family didn’t have to go to court to settle your estate? It’s possible to legally avoid putting your estate through...
When someone dies, what happens to their stuff? Financial accounts or insurance proceeds, may pass to beneficiaries right away. Other assets will be distributed...
After Someone Dies Their Estate Lives On – At Least Until The Probate Process Has Been CompletedWe’ve all heard about cases that drag on for years while...
What are the two most important parts of estate planning? This is the thing that gets right down to the heart of the issue.Most important part is, honestly,...
What are the four most common goals? The four most common objectives when you’re doing your estate planning? We talk with thousands of people, like every...
Probate’s a mess. What questions actually get asked in probate? It boils down to three things: Is there a valid will and is there a competing valid will?...
Probate has tons of weird rules. In Arizona, Rule 51 is one of the ones that catches people by surprise. Arizona Rule of Probate procedure Rule 51 says, you...
What are the probate rules in Arizona? There’s hundreds of them. So there’s two big sections of law that govern probate. The first one is our statutes,...
I know you’re wondering, how long does an executor actually have to wrap up a whole probate? What are the time limits around this? In Arizona probate...
On what grounds can somebody actually challenge a probate or a will? We’re doing a lot of internal training with my team right now, and I actually created...
Why do you have to wait six months after somebody passes away to distribute? The biggest reason is, well, there’s two big reasons. First, if you think you...
Going into court, you got to know what Rule 16 is of Arizona rules of the probate procedure. What is Rule 16? Rule 16 is what gets a lot of lawyers thrown...
Can I clear out the house before I start probate? If you just had somebody pass away, they left the house with all their stuff in there. Can you start clearing...
What’s the average cost of probate in Arizona? There’s two kinds of probates you need to know about. There are two, and there’s lots of different...
What has to be done before you file for probate? There’s a lot of things I’m gonna focus on, the kind of probate that happens after somebody passes...
Is a will enough to avoid probate in Arizona? No. This is when I get asked all the time, and the answer is no. Do you need me to do a longer video than that?...
How much can you inherit in Arizona and pay zero, big fat zero in taxes? Would you like to know? It’s not a big secret. Arizona doesn’t impose estate...
Do you have to pay taxes when you’re receiving an inheritance? What if it’s 10 grand? What if it’s a hundred thousand dollars? What if it’s...
Do inheritance checks get reported to the IRS? Do these checks get reported? What are you going to do about that if they do it?There’s the publication...
What are the disadvantages of Medicaid in Arizona? Yes, there are some. You need to know what these are before you pull the trigger and do something that you’ll...
As his first official job (other than trash pickup), Gabe is one of our office assistants. He helps the office manager with IT projects and makes sure that the...
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248Diego is one of our receptionist. Whether you are calling for the first time or you have engaged with us already, he will be one of your first points of contact.He...
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248Alexis Rico Cortes is our Marketing & Sales Analyst. Alexis — or Alex — will take your call when you first reach out to Keystone Law Firm and evaluate...
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248Lauren is our billing & operations specialist. She wears many hats here. Some days she may be working in the administrative realm, helping assist our staff...
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248As her first official job (other than babysitting), Bella is one of our file clerks. She helps to make sure everyone has what they need and that the office looks...
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248Alison is one of our legal case managers. She handles our guardianship and conservatorship matters. Those matters are sometimes litigated, and Alison lends a guiding...
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248Natalie is one of our legal case managers and works in our estate planning department assisting clients with protecting their hard-earned assets and supporting...
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248Andrea is one of our legal case managers and works in our probate department. She has experience in both estate planning and probate, and that has given her the...
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248As our Office Manager, Shiloh loves to keep the office humming right along with as little interruption as possible. But when problems arise, as they...
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248Mark is Keystone Law Firm’s litigation attorney. He handles our clients’ contested probate matters, so he’s the guy in the battlefields with you....
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248John is an entrepreneurial business advisor at heart. He started his first business at 11 years old and before law school created, built, and successfully...
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248I was 15 years old, in disbelief at my surroundings. To my left, a public defender, my parents and my sisters. To my right, a prosecutor. Piles...
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2701 W. Queen Creek Rd. #3, Chandler, AZ 85248Faced With Losing A Loved One?Coping with a death in the family and all the duties that fall to family members afterward is always challenging. The closest survivors,...
Nursing Home Expenses In The State Of ArizonaWhen a loved one needs 24/7 nursing care, it’s challenging to find the right nursing home. It’s sometimes...
With a CPA on Lifestyle Planning, LLC’s staff, we know the ins and outs of current tax laws and may be able to reduce what you pay going forward.Tax...
We work for people who are tired of all the deceptive business practices notoriously present in the financial industry. We work directly for you, not a broker-dealer...
Caring for your elderly loved ones is a deeply cherished responsibility. However, it can also come with complex legal challenges. As the needs of the elders evolve,...
What Is a Living Trust?The term living trust is the popular name for a trust set up when you’re alive. This is called an inter-vivos. With a living revocable...
An Introduction To Wills & TrustsThere are many myths and misconceptions about wills and trusts. Tragically, many of these are perpetuated by attorneys who...
Common Myths about ProbateProbate is the process of proving a will. The courts determine whether or not a will is valid. Then the court oversees the disposition...
Planning for the future involves taking conscious and deliberate steps to prepare for upcoming events or goals. It requires considering possible scenarios and making...
We sometimes accomplish things in stages. First we crawl, then we walk, then we talk, and so on. Everything is done in the right season or time. Trust payouts are...
Finally Ready To Prepare A Complete Estate Plan?Congratulations! Not only have you made an extremely important decision, but you are following through by starting...
Max Thinks Forming A Business In Arizona Is A Great IdeaNow, Max just needs to learn how to form a business in Arizona.Choosing A Business EntityFirst, he’ll...
How Do You Probate An Estate?After someone passes away, their loved ones have to figure out what to do with their “stuff.” Whether they left a Will...
Keystone Law Firm Wins AGAINOver the past 3-years, our team at Keystone Law Firm, has been dedicated to providing excellence in estate planning and probate customer...
What Is A Living Trust?Here are the answers. A trust is a great tool to protect your family. Here, I’m talking about one specific kind of trust: a revocable...
In Real Life Blending Two Families Comes With Many Issues To OvercomeTelevision shows like “The Brady Bunch” always make the blended family look easy....
Probate Is No Easy Process, Especially For Common-law Marriages In ArizonaAnyone who has been involved in the probate of an estate is likely to agree that the process...
You can find many articles attempting to answer this question, but if you’re like me, you’ve found most of them to be confusing.This should be the last...
You should always decide what you want to happen to your estate after you’re no longer around—that’s why you need a last will. While most people...