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Fiduciary Duty: Are You Held to a Higher Standard?

In certain relationships, one party is held to a higher standard of conduct. In most circumstances one person owes a duty to another to act reasonably and not negligently. But some relationships give rise to a special duty, such that one owes the duty to another to not only act reasonably, but to act with […]

Arizona Supreme Court Increases Duties for Fiduciaries

On January 1, 2009, the Arizona Trust Code became effective, which provided Arizonans with a comprehensive code governing trusts of all types. On the same day, the Arizona Supreme Court adopted the Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure, which were designed to provide statewide standards and uniformity for proceedings in the Probate Court throughout Arizona. Prompted […]