Resources
Guides, answers, court links, and support — organized around where you are in the process rather than by what kind of page it happens to be.
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Someone has died and you are working out what actually has to happen, and in what order.
You have been appointed and want to know what you are now responsible for.
You are acting as trustee, or you are a beneficiary trying to get information out of one.
There is disagreement about a will, a trustee, or an inheritance — and it may already be in front of a judge.
An adult needs help with personal decisions, with money, or with both.
You have decided to call and want to know what is worth bringing.
Aging services, caregiver support, and grief resources.
Recent writing
Written by the firm, alongside Probate Problems and Practical Solutions.
The myths that cost Arizona families time and money — that a will avoids probate, that it drags on for years, that the personal representative can do anything they like — and what is actually true.
September 16, 2026
What actually becomes part of the public record when a probate is filed in Arizona — who can pull the file, what stays sealed, and how a trust keeps a family's affairs private.
August 19, 2026
How often wills are actually contested in Arizona, the grounds people rely on, and why most people who consider a contest never file one.
July 22, 2026
What happens when everyone knows there was a will but nobody can find it — and the steps families take when the original never turns up.
June 24, 2026
Why families benefit from talking to senior resource specialists before a crisis, and what support exists outside the legal system.
May 28, 2026
Cases that went badly and what caused it — including an incapacitated parent, four siblings, and a situation that could have been avoided.
April 30, 2026
Why radical transparency protects a personal representative, and how over-disclosure prevents the lawsuits that under-disclosure invites.
April 1, 2026
What an initial probate hearing is actually for, who attends, and what the court is trying to establish.
March 5, 2026
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