Statewide firm with a Nogales office on Mariposa Road serving Santa Cruz County and cross-border Arizona-Mexico clients. Its trusts and estates group advises trustees, executors, and other fiduciaries through estate and trust administration, and represents fiduciaries, heirs, and beneficiaries in trust and estate litigation including fiduciary-duty claims.
Nogales is in Santa Cruz County.
Probate in Santa Cruz County
Probate Court Record
Santa Cruz County Superior Court
Santa Cruz County
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Office
2160 North Congress Drive, Suite 2200, Nogales, AZ 85621
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Walk-ins accepted
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Verified October 15, 2026 · Source
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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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