Tucson firm serving Pima County and southern Arizona since 1984 from its North Campbell Avenue office. Handles probate and trust administration for personal representatives and trustees, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate planning and elder law. The firm can also serve directly as trustee, guardian, conservator, or personal representative. Initial consultations are free.
Oro Valley is in Pima County.
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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.
Tucson and Green Valley firm with 60+ years of continuous Southern Arizona practice, successor to Spaid, Fish, Briney & Duffield. Handles estate planning, probate and trust administration, and elder law including VA benefit planning for Pima and Santa Cruz County families, plus gift, estate, and generation-skipping tax work.
Founded in Tucson in 1968 and now among Southern Arizona's largest multidisciplinary firms, with a second office in Phoenix. Its estates and trusts group represents clients in contested and uncontested estate and trust administration, including will contests, intestacy matters, and guardianships and conservatorships, and prepares wills and trusts with related tax planning.
Tucson firm on Oracle Road handling probate, estate planning, and probate litigation in Pima County. The firm guides personal representatives through estate administration and handles will contests and disputes among beneficiaries. Offers free consultations.
Tucson elder law firm on East River Road, a fixture in the city since 1994. The practice covers probate, estate and trust administration, guardianship and conservatorship, and special needs planning, and the firm serves as trustee and licensed fiduciary in select cases. Telephone and video conferences are accommodated in place of office meetings; initial consultations carry a fee.
Probate in Pima County
Probate Court Record
Pima County Superior Court
Pima County
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Office
110 West Congress Street, 1st Floor, Tucson, AZ 85701
Website
Filing in person
Walk-ins accepted
Self-represented filing
Allowed
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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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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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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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