Informal Probate
Guidelines
- You are related to a person who died or you have a legal interest in the person's property, and
- The person had a will or did not have a will, and
- The person died more than 120 hours ago, but less than 2 years ago (There are certain limited exceptions to the two-year limitation for informal probate listed in Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) Title 14 Section 3108. An attorney may be of assistance in determining whether your situation qualifies for one of the exceptions or with handling the more complex "formal" probate process for which forms and instructions are not available from the court.), and
- You want to file court papers to be appointed the Personal Representative of the estate.
Documents
Step 1: Application for Appointment as Personal Representative - The Petition & Notice
- Probate Cover Sheet (PDF)
- Probate Cover Sheet (Spanish) (PDF)
- Informal Checklist (PDF)
- Informal Checklist (Spanish) (PDF)
- Declaration of Completion of Training (PDF)
- Declaration of Completion of Training (Spanish) (PDF)
- Waiver of Right to Appointment and Consent (PDF)
- Waiver of Right to Appointment and Consent (Spanish) (PDF)
- Waiver of Bond (PDF)
- Waiver of Bond (Spanish) (PDF)
- Application for Appointment (PDF)
- Application for Appointment (Spanish) (PDF)
- Notice of Application (PDF)
- Notice of Application (Spanish) (PDF)
- Proof of Mailing of Notice of Application (PDF)
- Proof of Mailing of Notice of Application (Spanish) (PDF)
- Affidavit Supporting Publication (PDF)
- Affidavit Supporting Publication (Spanish) (PDF)
- Statement of Informal Appointment (PDF)
- Statement of Informal Appointment (Spanish) (PDF)
- Letters of Appointment of Personal Representative and Acceptance of Appointment as Personal Representative (PDF)
- Letters of Appointment of Personal Representative and Acceptance of Appointment as Personal Representative (Spanish) (PDF)
- Order to Personal Representative and Acknowledgement and Information to Heirs (PDF)
- Order to Personal Representative and Acknowledgement and Information to Heirs (Spanish) (PDF)
Step 2: Application for Appointment as Personal Representative - The Appointment, Notice of Appointment, Inventory & Appraisement
- Notice of Appointment (PDF)
- Notice of Appointment (Spanish) (PDF)
- Proof of Mailing or Delivery of Notice of Appointment and/or Admission of Will to Probate and Order to Personal Representative (PDF)
- Proof of Mailing or Delivery of Notice of Appointment and/or Admission of Will to Probate and Order to Personal Representative (Spanish) (PDF)
- Notice to Creditors (PDF)
- Notice to Creditors (Spanish) (PDF)
- Letter to Publisher About Creditors (PDF)
- Letter to Publisher About Creditors (Spanish) (PDF)
- Proof of Notice to Creditors (PDF)
- Proof of Notice to Creditors (Spanish) (PDF)
- Inventory and Appraisement (PDF)
- Inventory and Appraisement (Spanish) (PDF)
Step 3: Choose One of the Following:
Administering & Accounting of the Estate Before Closing
- Instrument or Deed of Distribution (PDF)
- Instrument or Deed of Distribution (Spanish) (PDF)
- Petition for Approval of Accounting (PDF)
- Petition for Approval of Accounting (Spanish) (PDF)
- Form for Submission of Accounting (PDF)
- Form for Submission of Accounting (Spanish) (PDF)
- Fee Statement and Proof of Mailing (PDF)
- Fee Statement and Proof of Mailing (Spanish) (PDF)
- Court Order Regarding Petition for Approval of Accounting (PDF)
- Court Order Regarding Petition for Approval of Accounting (Spanish) (PDF)
- Notice of Non-Appearance Hearing Regarding Final Accounting (PDF)
- Notice of Non-Appearance Hearing Regarding Final Accounting (Spanish) (PDF)
- Response to Court Accountant Report (PDF)
- Response to Court Accountant Report (Spanish) (PDF)
- Waiver of Notice of Hearing on Petition for Final Accounting (PDF)
- Waiver of Notice of Hearing on Petition for Final Accounting (Spanish) (PDF)
- Proof of Notice of Hearing (PDF)
- Proof of Notice of Hearing (Spanish) (PDF)
Claims Against the Estate
Court forms about objecting to estate administration, or filing a claim against the estate, whether there was a will or not. This is not for the person who is the Personal Representative.
- Objection to the Estate Administration (PDF)
- Objection to the Estate Administration (Spanish) (PDF)
- Claim Against the Estate (PDF)
- Claim Against the Estate (Spanish) (PDF)