Fleming & Curti, Tucson elder law attorneys

02/05/2024

If you or a loved one are applying for Medicaid/ ALTCS, you may want to check out the eligibility requirements first. There are five factors considered to qualify for ALTCS: residency, citizenship, medical eligibility, asset eligibility and income eligibility.
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Applying for Medicaid/ALTCS is a little easier if you have a general idea of whether the applicant meets all of the eligibility requirements.

12/10/2023

Congratulations, Elizabeth Friman! A notable recognition coming, as it did, at the earliest date she was even eligible for consideration!

The Board of Regents of ACTEC convened during the College’s 2023 Fall Meeting in Louisville, KY to consider nominations for a new class of ACTEC Fellows. The College is pleased to announce 35 individuals were elected.

04/24/2023

Gardening with grandpa

04/21/2023

I do love Tucson. Hadn't noticed this one before.

11/22/2021

We were actually very proud of this no-nonsense explanation of Roth IRAs. It's very gratifying to see another group of professionals enjoy it.

What are Roth IRAs, and how do they figure into your estate planning? In order to decide what to do with your Roth IRA you need to understand the basics.

09/24/2021

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07/13/2021

We've written about trust restatements (vs. trust amendments) in the past. Our most recent newsletter article on the subject got enough follow-up questions that we thought we should review the topic in our weekly podcast episode.

Last week our newsletter article was about trust restatements. This week we follow up with our Restatements 101 podcast episode.

07/12/2021

Oops! We did it again. We have a hard time giving up on the Britney Spears story. That's because the singer's legal troubles keep illustrating important principles of guardianship and conservatorship law. So, well, gimme more.

Britney Spears' efforts to end her conservatorship illustrate common difficulties with the process of trying to protect people.

06/13/2021

Family. Can't live without 'em....

Family is a factor at every step in your estate planning and administration. Let us explain what we mean.

Family is a factor in almost every estate administration, even if relatives receive nothing at all under the estate plan.

06/13/2021

We are very sorry to report the death of Odin Tyvlytter, who has been the primary canine employee at Fleming & Curti, PLC for the past decade. But we also are happy to introduce Rosalind Franklin (Roz), who is developing her own legacy.

Goodbye, Odin Tyvlytter. You were an important contributor to the Fleming & Curti, PLC, milieu. And hello to Roz, Odin's successor. Duncan is still here, too.

06/10/2021

It was a decade ago that we wrote this piece about the difference between self-settled and third-party special needs trusts. With one notable exception (and the information in our 2011 article has been updated on that score), the information from our original article remains valid and (we hope) helpful.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 VOLUME 18 NUMBER 34 There is so much confusion about the difference between “self-settled” and “third-party” special needs trusts, that we want to try to explain and simplify some of the key concepts. Here are some of the most common questions (and misunderstandings): What...

06/08/2021

We've written (and talked) about the value of preparing a list of personal property (and who each item should go to) as part of your estate plan -- at least in Arizona. Not ever state permits these separate documents, which can be updated whenever circumstances or preferences change. But Arizona does -- and we encourage clients to think about using the personal property list.

What role does a "personal property list" play in your Arizona estate plan? It's not required, but it can be very helpful.