Don’t Ignore the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period
Every year, Medicare gives beneficiaries eight weeks in which to make changes to their healthcare coverage. Beginning October 15 and lasting through December 7, the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) is your chance to make changes to your Medicare coverage. During this time, you can change from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan. […]
New Arizona Law Regarding Employee Sick Time
Becky Cholewka: Hi, everyone. Just want to tell you about a new law that is going into effect here in Arizona July 1st, 2017.It is the paid sick time leave that everyone is now entitled to if you are working as an employee for a company, whether that’s paid time, seasonal, or full-time. Let me […]
Two Documents You Need If You Have Minors
Becky Cholewka: I wanted to share the importance of two documents that you need to really consider making if you haven’t already done so. This is if you have minor children. The first document is a will. That’s because a will in Arizona is the only place where you get to name who raises your […]
How Not To Get Legal Advice
Becky Cholewka: I wanted to do a quick video on how not to get legal advice because, unfortunately, this is one of the biggest areas that I see a lot of people trip up on. A lot of people are getting legal advice from their tax person, their financial planner, their brother who lives in […]
Pre Planning Your Funeral
Becky Cholewka: Part of estate planning that a lot of people never even think about is thinking about how you want to be buried, or cremated, or what type of funeral you want. A couple years ago, my husband and I on Black Friday, that was our Black Friday shopping extravaganza. We went to Mountain […]
Telephone Scam In Gilbert and Phoenix
Becky Cholewka: This is Josi in our office, and we were just recording another video about a scam alert that I’m aware of. Josi said after we turned off the video, “Hey, have you heard about this one? It just started happening to me.” I’m going to let Josi tell you about another scam that […]
The Story Of The Sunflower
Becky Cholewka: As we’ve moved into our beautiful new office space here at Cholewka Law, this year we’re also rebranding our website and our print materials to be more personally reflective of me. Instead of some of the other things that you’ve seen, you’re now going to be seeing a lot of sunflowers here at […]
Home Deed Scam
Wanted to tell everyone about a pretty regular scam we’ve been seeing for the last couple of years. Anytime you record a deed here in Arizona, most counties are online and you’re able to go back in and check for that recorded deed right online for free. However, there’s a couple of companies that are […]
Why San Tan Valley Home Owners Need To Check Their Deeds
Becky Cholewka: Hey, everyone. I just wanted to do another tip for today. We have been seeing a lot of deeds recently from people in the San Tan Valley area specifically, where when they purchased their home, their deed only said, “To husband and wife.” Which is absolutely fine in that they did convey interest […]
Have a Rental Property In Arizona?
Becky Cholewka: Here’s a tip for you if you have a rental property. Make sure, in Arizona, that you register your rental property with whatever county that rental property is located in. That means, you’ll be able to be under the full protection of the Arizona Landlord‑Tenant laws. If you have not registered your rental […]
