Furniture and accessories matter in a law office like ours. Of course we want to have attractive and functional fixtures. But we also recognize that our client base includes people with various kinds of limitations. We also know that we need to accommodat

Very recently we updated our audience about the surprising changes in the Corporate Transparency Act. That's the federal law that requires owners of limited liability companies (LLCs), family limited partnerships (FLPs) and other entities to file a form w

Too often we see one spouse of a client couple becoming incapacitated. Of course it's also one of the things we help plan for, but it still causes problems. Problems for the well spouse, naturally. But also problems for the couple's lawyers.It's not abo

The 2024 election is over. But 2025 was already going to be a confusing year for estate planning, and that promises to be even more true now. We talk about what might happen -- recognizing that it's all speculation at this point -- under a new administrat

In this week's podcast, we give you a Corporate Transparency Act update. The CTA is still set to require nearly every LLC and small corporation, plus many other family business entities, to file identifying information before December 31 of this year. But

Longtime Fleming & Curti, PLC, law clerk Jordan Young is a lawyer. For now, a young lawyer.She's been working with and for us for almost two years -- all through her last year of law school, studying for the bar and waiting for results. But now she's an

Our clients often want to name multiple fiduciaries -- trustees, agents, personal representatives, etc. -- in their estate planning documents. We try to encourage them to just name one, or to name their children in sequence rather than making them co-fidu

You might already know that paying for long-term care can be very expensive. That's true whether the care is in-home care or in a facility. And the costs associated with facilities vary widely (though all seem expensive).Just to set a benchmark for disc

You may already know that the federal estate tax exemption for 2024 has been $13.61 million. We now have the tax exemption amounts for 2025.The federal estate tax exemption is the amount your estate must exceed before you will owe any estate tax. Some p

Nominating a guardian (in your will) for an Arizona family member can save legal fees, hassle and time. Maybe you have a minor child, or a child with a disability. For that matter, you might have an incapacitated spouse. You even might have a spouse at ri