Free Arizona Notice to Creditors

Prepare the Arizona notice to creditors for publication, plus mailed notices for known creditors. A.R.S. §§ 14-3801, 14-3803, 14-3804, 14-3805, 14-3806.

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The Arizona notice identifies the appointed representative and the address where claims are presented.

Notifying creditors?Every claim date and step, tracked.

State Where the Estate Is Being Administered*

The state where the estate proceeding is filed. Only states where the personal representative prepares the creditor notice are listed.

Your Appointed Title*

As stated in your Letters or appointment order.

Your Full Legal Name*

Street Address*

The address where creditors present claims. It is printed in the notice.

City*

State

ZIP Code*

Telephone

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Frequently Asked Questions About Arizona Notices to Creditors

No statewide fillable form. A.R.S. § 14-3801(A) sets what the published notice must contain, and the notice is drafted to those contents. The required elements print with the document as a checklist.

Claims are presented within 4 months after the date of first publication of this notice, per A.R.S. §§ 14-3801, 14-3803, 14-3804, 14-3805, 14-3806. A claim not presented in time is barred. An absolute bar applies 2 years from the date of death regardless of notice.

Claims are presented to the personal representative at the address stated in the notice. A.R.S. §§ 14-3801, 14-3803, 14-3804, 14-3805, 14-3806.

Newspaper of general circulation in the county where the probate court is located (A.R.S. § 14-3801(A)); the publication must qualify as a newspaper under A.R.S. § 39-201.

Yes. Known and reasonably ascertainable creditors receive direct written notice in addition to any publication, per A.R.S. §§ 14-3801, 14-3803, 14-3804, 14-3805, 14-3806. This tool prepares a mailed notice for each known creditor you list.

Yes — the publisher's affidavit of publication is filed with the court (Superior Court of Arizona publication procedure PB25p; Proof of Notice to Creditors form PBIP45f). The newspaper provides the affidavit after the final run.

Creditor Notice in Arizona

Arizona has no statewide notice form; A.R.S. § 14-3801(A) sets what the published notice must contain, and the personal representative drafts the notice to those elements and places it with a qualifying newspaper.

Claims against the estate are presented within four months after the date of the first publication of the notice, or within sixty days after the mailing or other delivery of the notice, whichever is later (A.R.S. §§ 14-3801, 14-3803, 14-3804, 14-3805, 14-3806); a claim not presented in time is barred. An absolute bar applies 2 years from the date of death regardless of notice.

Claims are presented to the personal representative at the address stated in the notice. Known and reasonably ascertainable creditors also receive direct written notice.

Publication runs 3 consecutive weeks. The publisher's affidavit of publication goes back to the court (Superior Court of Arizona publication procedure PB25p; Proof of Notice to Creditors form PBIP45f).

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Frequently Asked Questions About Arizona Notices to Creditors

Claims are presented to the personal representative at the address stated in the notice. A.R.S. §§ 14-3801, 14-3803, 14-3804, 14-3805, 14-3806.

Newspaper of general circulation in the county where the probate court is located (A.R.S. § 14-3801(A)); the publication must qualify as a newspaper under A.R.S. § 39-201.

Creditor Notice in Arizona

Claims are presented to the personal representative at the address stated in the notice. Known and reasonably ascertainable creditors also receive direct written notice.

Free Arizona Notice to Creditors

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Frequently Asked Questions About Arizona Notices to Creditors