Doctor’s Report to California DMV Does Not Violate Privacy Rights
DECEMBER 5, 2016 VOLUME 23 NUMBER 45 You might have wondered about this from time to time — we have, too. If a patient really shouldn’t be driving, is his or her doctor really able to write to the...
View ArticleTwo Words (“The Individual”) Make a Big Difference
DECEMBER 12, 2016 VOLUME 23 NUMBER 46 Congress may be in a historic post-election lull, but the end of the year can sometimes see surprising, bipartisan progress. With passage by the U.S. Senate of the...
View ArticleCommon-Law Marriage, Divorce and Probate, All In One Case
DECEMBER 19, 2016 VOLUME 23 NUMBER 47 Here’s a question we hear frequently: how long does a couple have to live together in order to be considered married? The answer in Arizona: until the wedding...
View ArticleTwo Adult Adoptions Lead to Uncertain Inheritance Outcomes
JANUARY 2, 2017 VOLUME 24 NUMBER 1 You probably know that it’s possible — though state laws vary quite a bit — to adopt an adult. But have you given any thought to what effect the adoption might have...
View ArticleWhy We Do What We Do
JANUARY 9, 2017 VOLUME 24 NUMBER 2 At Fleming & Curti, PLC, we represent seniors, people with disabilities and the family members who work with and support them. We also frequently act as trustee,...
View ArticlePrivacy Concerns Loom Large in Probate Court
JANUARY 16, 2017 VOLUME 24 NUMBER 3 Things change. This is our twenty-fourth year of publishing Elder Law Issues, and one thing we frankly didn’t think much about a quarter-century ago was privacy....
View ArticleEstate Planning is a Process, Not a Binder of Forms
JANUARY 23, 2017 VOLUME 24 NUMBER 4 There really is no question that it is important for almost every adult to have a will, and to consider signing both financial and health care powers of attorney....
View ArticleEstate Tax Portability — What If the Executor Refuses to File?
JANUARY 30, 2017 VOLUME 24 NUMBER 5 We knew it would happen, and now it has. A surviving spouse has sued to force the administrator of the deceased spouse’s estate to file a federal estate tax return...
View ArticleWant to Make Sure Your Advance Directives Work? Talk to Your Family
FEBUARY 6, 2017 VOLUME 24 NUMBER 6 This week Fleming & Curti held another one of our periodic seminars for clients and the public. This one was different — rather than us lecturing on issues of...
View ArticleDeceased Trustee Not Liable for Punitive Damages in Kansas Case
NOVEMBER 21, 2016 VOLUME 23 NUMBER 44 When Alain Ellis died in 2007, she left about $2 million dollars in a trust. Her husband Harvey was the trustee of the trust, and entitled to receive all of the...
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