Bisbee is in Cochise County.
Willcox solo practice of Lowell A. Jensen, admitted to the Arizona bar in 1975, serving Cochise County and the neighboring Graham and Greenlee County communities. His State Bar listing covers wills, probate, trusts and estates, alongside bankruptcy, collections, criminal and personal injury work.
Sierra Vista firm serving Cochise County, including Benson and surrounding communities, with Spanish-language services available. Handles personal representative appointments, probate administration through estate closing, small estate affidavits, and trust administration. Local travel appointments are available.
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Free Arizona forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Arizona.
Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.
In Arizona, a will is signed before 2A.R.S. § 14-2502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyA.R.S. § 14-2502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source.
Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Arizona: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Arizona.
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Arizona costs an estimated $27,670A.R.S. §§ 14-3719, 14-3721 (reasonable compensation; court review of reasonableness)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 2.2%Modeled estimate under A.R.S. §§ 14-3719, 14-3721 (reasonable compensation; court review of reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.5%Modeled estimate under A.R.S. §§ 14-3719, 14-3721 (reasonable compensation; court review of reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.
Settling an estate in Arizona: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysA.R.S. §§ 14-3706, 14-3707, 14-3708Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsA.R.S. §§ 14-3801, 14-3803, 14-3804, 14-3805, 14-3806Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.
Arizona pays executors reasonable compensationA.R.S. § 14-3719 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, typically 2.2%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.8%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate.
In Arizona, estates with personal property of $200,000A.R.S. § 14-3971Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Collection of Personal Property by AffidavitA.R.S. § 14-3971Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysA.R.S. § 14-3971Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death.
In Arizona, creditors have 4 monthsA.R.S. § 14-3801Verified Sep 8, 2026View source from first publication of the creditor notice to present claims; late claims are barred.
In Arizona, informal probate is availableA.R.S. § 14-3301Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, and a self-represented executor can usually handle it for a simple, uncontested estate.
1 probate firm has an office in Bisbee, Arizona. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Bisbee office and its phone.
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Estate and probate practice rooted in Bisbee's Cochise County courthouse town, with satellite offices in Glendale and Tucson. Builds estate plans around incapacity and end-of-life direction, then advises personal representatives in Arizona informal probate and guides trustees through trust settlement. A licensed Arizona fiduciary can serve directly as trustee, conservator, guardian, or agent.
