Casa Grande firm serving Pinal County families (San Tan Valley, Coolidge, Apache Junction, Eloy, Maricopa) in probate and trust administration. Attorneys Ann Schrooten and Denis Fitzgibbons guide personal representatives and successor trustees through creditor claims, accountings, and beneficiary notice, and litigate will and trust challenges and breach-of-fiduciary-duty disputes.
Probate in Maricopa County
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Maricopa County Superior Court
Maricopa County
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Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
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201 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003
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Trust Administration Firms Serving Maricopa County
Lake Havasu City practice focused on probate and trust administration, having guided 750+ Arizona families through probate. Richard Rahnema was raised in Lake Havasu City and is licensed to serve clients in every Arizona county, with Mohave and La Paz Counties the firm's specialty. Free 20-minute discovery call.
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Pour-Over Will
In Arizona, a pour-over will is signed before 2A.R.S. § 14-2502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.
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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Arizona
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.
How Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in Arizona happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeA.R.S. § 14-10101 et seq. (Title 14, Chapter 11)Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries within 60 daysA.R.S. §§ 14-10813, 14-10109, 14-11005Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?
In Arizona, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)A.R.S. § 14-10708Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
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.
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Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?
Arizona requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040A.R.S. § 43-1011Verified Sep 20, 2026View source; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,00026 USC 2001(c), 2010; P.L. 119-21 §70106Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?
Inherited assets in Arizona take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death26 USC § 1014Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the gain on a later sale faces state tax on the 75% of long-term gain left after a 25% exclusion, only for assets acquired after December 31, 2011A.R.S. § 43-1022(22)(c)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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