Free Arizona Probate Inventory

In Arizona, the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 days of appointment.

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The Decedent

The person whose estate is being administered.

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The county where the estate is being administered (where letters were issued).

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Within 90 days of the personal representative's appointment.

Not necessarily. The personal representative may either file the inventory with the court or send a copy to the interested persons who request it; sending the copies satisfies the duty without a court filing.

No. The personal representative states each item's fair market value as of the date of death; no independent appraiser is required.

No statewide form. The inventory is composed to the content requirements of the inventory statute.

Assets discovered later go on a supplemental inventory.

The Estate Inventory in Arizona

After the personal representative is appointed, Arizona requires an inventory of the estate's property: every asset that has come to the representative's possession or knowledge, with its fair market value as of the date of death and any encumbrance against it. The inventory is due within 90 days of the appointment.

The personal representative may either file the inventory with the court or send a copy to the interested persons who request it; sending the copies satisfies the duty without a court filing.

The personal representative states each item's fair market value as of the date of death; no independent appraiser is required, though one is common for real property and closely held business interests.

Arizona publishes no statewide form; the inventory is composed to the content requirements of the inventory statute. Assets discovered later go on a supplemental inventory.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated September 15, 2026

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A.R.S. §§ 14-3706, 14-3707, 14-3708

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The Estate Inventory in Arizona

The personal representative may either file the inventory with the court or send a copy to the interested persons who request it; sending the copies satisfies the duty without a court filing.

Arizona publishes no statewide form; the inventory is composed to the content requirements of the inventory statute. Assets discovered later go on a supplemental inventory.

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