What is a Certified Document Preparer?
They are people that can ask you questions for legal documents and they only right down what answers you tell them to, only few states allow this and Arizona is one of them.
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 […]
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 […]
What To Expect When You Call Our Office
Becky Cholewka: Hey, everyone. I just wanted to walk you through our process if you choose to call Cholewka Law for any of your estate planning needs. What happens is when you call, you will probably reach Peg on our phone. She’s our main receptionist, and she’s a little chit-chatty, so she’s going to want […]
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 […]
Setting Up POD or TOD On Your Bank Accounts
Becky Cholewka says: I wanted to take a moment and give you a couple tips about your checking savings and brokerage accounts. One way to make sure these accounts avoid the probate process is to make sure you have a beneficiary listed on each of your accounts. That does not mean one beneficiary form per […]
How Often Should You Review Your Estate Plan?
Becky Cholewka: I always like assigning homework to my clients. It’s fun for me, because it’s something that somebody else has to do instead of me. One of the things of homework that I always assign is to make sure that my clients pick an important date, some date that they will remember, an anniversary, […]
The difference between simple and typical documents
Becky Cholewka: One of the things I hear all the time, probably about 3-4 times a week in my office is “Becky, you know what, I’m simple. I just need simple documents.” What I really think people are trying to tell me is that they are “typical”. Maybe they have a checking account, and a […]
How Often Should You Review Your Estate Plan?
Becky Cholewka: I always like assigning homework to my clients. It’s fun for me, because it’s something that somebody else has to do instead of me. One of the things of homework that I always assign is to make sure that my clients pick an important date, some date that they will remember, an anniversary, […]
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 […]