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Arizona law permits you to disinherit your spouse, but not completely. Upon your death, your spouse will be entitled to a package of statutory allowances from your estate, worth $37,000, or more. This means that your spouse will receive the first $37,000 from your estate, even ahead of your creditors. You can enter into a prenuptial agreement or a post nuptial agreement with your spouse to waive this right. Such agreements are strictly regulated by law; each side should be represented by legal counsel, and such agreements must be fair.
Guardianship
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If a plea bargain is not reached and a trial is completed, a criminal defense attorney will also be able to present the best possible case for you as it relates to the sentence that the judge ultimately hands down. There is room for discretion with judges, and a skilled attorney will be able to present all of the relevant evidence that could be of aid to you in regards to that decision. In essence, a conviction could ultimately include time served that’s commensurate with a class 3 felony as opposed to a class 2 felony, and every day not spent incarcerated is an enormous benefit.
DUI/DWI
*Ignition Interlock - The installation of an ignition interlock device is mandatory for repeat offense and extreme DUI convictions in Arizona. To start your car you must blow into the device. If the ignition interlock device registers alcohol on your breath, your lights will flash, your horn will honk and your car will not start. Many models require you to hum while blowing so that the machine can determine if someone else is blowing into the device. In this scenario, the machine will not work and your car will car will not start.
Traffic Violations
Sex Crimes
Sex crimes are very serious charges that can carry significant terms in prison if a defendant is convicted of this type of charge. Fortunately, the attorneys at Gordon & Gordon, PLLC posses the skill and experience to help you through this situation if you’re facing this sort of allegation.
White Collar Crimes
Being accused of a white collar crime can be devastating. Few people accused of white collar crimes are hardened criminals; most are well-respected people who do not deserve severe prison sentences or fines.
Misdemeanors
Misdemeanors are generally less severe than felonies in Arizona, and like felonies, Arizona has a number-based system designed to describe the severity of the crime alleged. Below are those classifications and the potential periods of incarceration for each...
Embezzlement
Drug Crimes
In Arizona, drug offenses are subject to increasingly severe, mandatory prison sentences. If you are arrested, you need an attorney who has extensive experience with drug crime defense cases.
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Land Use and Zoning
Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Gordon & Gordon Attorneys at Law, PLLC Serving Prescott and the Quad-city areas as well as Cottonwood and the Verde Valley. Practice areas include: Bankruptcy, 7 Bankruptcy Chapter, 13 Bankruptcy, Zero Down Bankruptcy, Business Law, Collection Law, Construction Law, Contract Law, Copyright & Trademark, Corporate Formations, Criminal Law, DUI, DWI, Estate Planning, Landlord and Tenant, Guardianships and Conservatorships, Litigation, Municipal Law, Pet Trusts, Power of Attorney, Probate, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts, Zoning.
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Medicaid Planning
Making a gift to an irrevocable trust which returns income to the Grantor may put the assets out of reach for ALTCS/Medicaid eligibility purposes, however, the making of the gift will result in certain eligibility penalties. Can a trust be a valuable Medicaid planning tool?
Probate has since taken on a wider meaning. It has become synonymous with estate administration after death. So the estate of a person dying without a will (dying "intestate") is administered in court, as well as the estate of a person dying with a will (dying "testate").
Wills
Gordon & Gordon Attorneys at Law, PLLC Serving Prescott and the Quad-city areas as well as Cottonwood and the Verde Valley. Practice areas include: Bankruptcy, 7 Bankruptcy Chapter, 13 Bankruptcy, Zero Down Bankruptcy, Business Law, Collection Law, Construction Law, Contract Law, Copyright & Trademark, Corporate Formations, Criminal Law, DUI, DWI, Estate Planning, Landlord and Tenant, Guardianships and Conservatorships, Litigation, Municipal Law, Pet Trusts, Power of Attorney, Probate, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts, Zoning.
Trusts
No. A Will is a set of instructions to the Court on how your property is to pass at death. If you own property that needs to pass to others at your death by probate, the Will is what a Court will rely upon to decide who is appointed your Personal Representative. In contested cases, the Court will rely on your Will to decide who is entitled to your probatable assets upon your death. Many assets avoid probate just with the way they are titled. Life insurance policies, for example, do not pass through the probate process if you have named beneficiaries. Other assets that are owned by your Trustee under a Living Trust are not probatable because you do not own them at your death, your Trustee does!
Power of Attorney
There is no law that says people have to do business with the Agent under your Power of Attorney. But because your trustee becomes the legal owner of your property, they have to deal with your trustee.
A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy is for people who want to pay off part of their debts over a period of three to five years. Chapter 13 Bankruptcy is also known as a reorganization bankruptcy.