Free Arizona Petition for Probate

How to open probate in Arizona: petition the Superior Court and request Letters of Appointment of Personal Representative. A.R.S. §§ 14-3103.

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Arizona has no statewide fillable form; we draft the petition from A.R.S. §§ 14-3103.

Opening probate?The whole estate, start to finish.

State Where the Estate Will Be Probated*

The state where the decedent was domiciled. Only states where a self-represented filer can prepare this document are listed.

Did the decedent leave a will?*

Yes — there is a will (request Letters Testamentary)No — there is no will (request Letters of Administration)

Your First Name*

Middle Name

Your Last Name*

Your Relationship to the Decedent*

How you are related to the person who died. Being named executor in the will is asked separately.

Your Street Address*

City*

ZIP Code*

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Frequently Asked Questions About Arizona Probate Petitions

In Arizona, you file a petition with Superior Court to open probate. The Registrar issues Letters of Appointment of Personal Representative once the court grants the appointment. See how appointment works in Arizona.

You cannot fill out Letters — they are issued by the court. The document you prepare and file is the petition (or application) for probate and for Letters. This tool prepares that petition for Arizona.

No. Arizona has no statewide fillable petition form, so the petition is drafted to the contents required by A.R.S. §§ 14-3103. After downloading, review and sign it, then file it with Superior Court.

Arizona requires a bond by default before Letters issue, unless the will waives it or the beneficiaries waive it in writing. A.R.S. § 14-3603

Arizona offers probate e-filing. A.C.J.A. § 1-901 makes e-filing MANDATORY for attorneys and legal paraprofessionals filing in Superior Court — the mandate does not reach self-represented filers, who may still file on paper. Applications are e-filed through eFileAZ / AZTurboCourt depending on county. Arizona also requires the proposed personal representative to complete a training declaration before Letters issue in many counties (the statewide AOC notice is AOCPBT10I, "Notice - Training Requirement for Customer(s) Filing Probate and Guardianship Matters").

Along with the petition, Arizona typically requires: Certified copy of the death certificate; Original will and any codicils, if testate; Application for Informal Appointment with required § 14-3301 contents; Notice of Application to anyone who has demanded notice and to any personal representative whose appointment has not been terminated; Acceptance of Appointment as Personal Representative.

Opening Probate in Arizona

Before anyone can act for a Arizona estate, Superior Court must appoint a personal representative and issue Letters. Letters are the court's output — you can't fill them out. The document you file is the petition for probate and for Letters (A.R.S. §§ 14-3103).

Arizona has no statewide fillable petition form, so the petition is drafted to the contents the statute requires (A.R.S. §§ 14-3103). This tool assembles those required allegations and the verification into a petition you can review, sign, and file with the court in the county where the decedent lived.

You file the petition together with the supporting documents the court requires — typically a certified death certificate and, where there is a will, the original will. Arizona requires a bond before Letters issue unless it is waived by the will or by the beneficiaries. The court reviews the petition and, if it is in order, grants it and directs that Letters issue.