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Estate

The affidavit that lets small Arizona estates skip probate

By Sammijo (Sammy) Johnson, AZCLDP No. 82291

Arizona raised the small estate limits to $200,000 in personal property and $300,000 in home equity. Many forms still quote the old numbers.

September 1, 2026 · Read more
Business

What forming an Arizona LLC actually involves

By Sammijo (Sammy) Johnson, AZCLDP No. 82291

I filed my own this month. The state filing is $50, there is no annual report, and the newspaper step depends entirely on your county.

August 25, 2026 · Read more
Notary

A notario is not a lawyer here, and neither am I

By Sammijo (Sammy) Johnson, AZCLDP No. 82291

In Latin America a notario is a legal professional. In Arizona a notary verifies signatures. That gap costs families thousands, and there is a way to check who you are dealing with.

August 18, 2026 · Read more
Family law

The parenting plan clause that saves the school year

By Sammijo (Sammy) Johnson, AZCLDP No. 82291

Every August the calls start. The plan on file controls the school year, not the text thread, and Arizona has a process when the plan no longer matches real life.

August 11, 2026 · Read more
Record relief

What a set-aside actually does in Arizona

By Sammijo (Sammy) Johnson, AZCLDP No. 82291

Arizona does not erase convictions. Here is what setting aside a judgment changes, and what it leaves alone.

August 4, 2026 · Read more
Family law

What a Maricopa County divorce actually costs

By Sammijo (Sammy) Johnson, AZCLDP No. 82291

Court fees, preparation fees, and the parts nobody mentions until you are already filing.

July 28, 2026 · Read more
Landlord

The five-day notice landlords keep getting wrong

By Sammijo (Sammy) Johnson, AZCLDP No. 82291

A defective notice restarts your clock. Three mistakes I see over and over.

July 21, 2026 · Read more
Estate

Will, trust, or beneficiary deed: what each one is

By Sammijo (Sammy) Johnson, AZCLDP No. 82291

General information about three Arizona estate documents people mix up constantly.

July 14, 2026 · Read more
Immigration

What citizenship costs in 2026, start to finish

By Sammijo (Sammy) Johnson, AZCLDP No. 82291

The N-400 filing fee, the reduced fee almost nobody claims, and what preparation adds.

July 7, 2026 · Read more
Immigration

Why your Spanish documents need a certified translation

By Sammijo (Sammy) Johnson, AZCLDP No. 82291

USCIS accepts evidence in English only. What a certified translation is, and what it is not.

June 30, 2026 · Read more

Nothing here is legal advice. It is general information about how the process works, from an Arizona Certified Legal Document Preparer.