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Coping with Emotional Trauma After a Car Accident
Suffering through a car accident can cause not only bodily injuries, but victims may also suffer from long term emotional trauma. This emotional trauma can cause debilitating medical conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression or anxiety. While physical...
Can I Make My Will Myself?
What is a will? A will is a legal document that expresses a person’s wishes as to how their property should be distributed after their death and names a personal representative that should manage the distribution of that property. A...
Do I Need To Disclose My Financial Information In A Divorce Mediation?
Yes, the more prepared you are to provide the necessary information on your financial status, the smoother your mediation will go. It is important to have full financial disclosure, so that there is a fair distribution of marital assets. Providing...
Why Do I Need An Estate Plan?
If you have any assets, regardless of age, income or net worth, you should work with a knowledgeable estate planning attorney and make plans for your estate. Why? Because failing to plan for your estate can leave a large mess...
Probate Guidelines For Transfer of Assets
If a person dies without a will or trust (intestate), probate proceedings will determine the transfer of assets to their heirs. The most common guidelines that the probate court will follow when distributing the assets are: The spouse receives all...
Brown & Hobkirk, PLLC Announce The Launch Of Their New Website
We are very excited to announce the launch of our newly designed website. We wanted to make this new website faster, easier to navigate, and more user-friendly for our clients. Our goal was to provide our visitors with an easier...
Insurance Company Tricks To Deny Claims
The U.S. insurance industry is one of the largest businesses in the world. They will use numerous tricks to deny claims and increase their own revenue. Here are some ways that your insurance company may try to deny your claim:...
Dividing Retirement Assets
Arizona is a community property state, so even though your retirement accounts are held in your name only, you will need to split these assets with your spouse. Each spouse will receive half of the retirement assets, since funds were...
Witness Requirements For Wills
In Arizona, one way to validate a will is to have two witnesses observe the signing of the document. A witness must view the actual signing of the document and attest to the signature on the document. In Arizona, there...
Wrongful Death Cases
A wrongful death can be a result of an accident, reckless conduct, or deliberate act of another person/entity that causes the death of an individual. The sudden and unexpected loss of a loved one that was caused by another person’s...