Estate Planning & Probate in Mohave County, Arizona

There are two reasons people look up Mohave County probate: to keep a family out of it, or to get a loved one's estate through it. This page points you to the right path—planning ahead, or settling an estate at the Superior Court.

The Probate Process in Mohave County

Probate is the court-supervised process of settling someone's estate after they die — validating the will, paying debts and taxes, and transferring what's left to the heirs. In Mohave County, probate runs through the Superior Court at 415 East Spring Street, Kingman.

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Probate Court Record

Mohave County Superior Court

Mohave County

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Office

415 East Spring Street, Kingman, AZ 86401

E-filing

Filing in person

Walk-ins accepted

Self-represented filing

Allowed

Self-help forms

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Verified October 15, 2026 · Source

Recording Office Record

County Recorder

Mohave County

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Office

700 West Beale Street, 2nd Floor, Kingman, AZ 86401

Recording fee

$30 flat, regardless of page count

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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

Vital Records Office Record

Local Health Department

Mohave County · Department of Public Health Vital Records Office

Hours

Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM-noon

Office

700 West Beale Street, Kingman, AZ 86401

Certified copies

Copies are not issued the same day

Certified copy fee

$20 per copy

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Verified November 2, 2026 · Source

Coroner or Medical Examiner Record

Medical Examiner

Mohave County · Mohave County Medical Examiner

Hours

Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Office

5059 Lakewood Road, Fort Mohave, AZ 86426

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Verified November 2, 2026 · Source

Local Procedures at the Superior Court

The Law Library is open to the public with the annotated Arizona Revised Statutes, the Arizona court rules including probate, self-help forms and packets, informational pamphlets and an attorney list. It emails available forms free of charge or prints them at $0.15 per page, and arranges pickup at a local Superior Court location for anyone unable to get forms by email or from the Forms and Form Kits page.

Under Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 1-901, Attachment A, § III(F), wills and any document used to initiate a probate case may not be e-filed, so the application or petition and the original will are filed in person or by mail. Later documents in an open probate case may be e-filed through eFileAZ; a self-represented filer e-files under a registered eFileAZ login. A filer without the money, or whose estate cannot reimburse the fee, may ask the Clerk for the Fee Waiver and Deferral documents; fees may be deferred at the start of the case and deferred or waived at the end.

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Arizona

Free Arizona forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Arizona.

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Last Will and Testament

In Arizona, a will is signed before 2A.R.S. § 14-2502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyA.R.S. § 14-2502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Pour-Over Will

In Arizona, a pour-over will is signed before 2A.R.S. § 14-2502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

Arizona allows a choice for a healthcare power of attorney: 1ARS § 36-3224Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witness or a notary.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Arizona requires explicit durability language for a power of attorney to survive incapacityA.R.S. § 14-5501 through § 14-5506; A.R.S. §§ 14-13109, 14-13110 (RUFADAA)Verified Oct 21, 2026View source, and it is signed before 1A.R.S. § 14-5501 through § 14-5506; A.R.S. §§ 14-13109, 14-13110 (RUFADAA)Verified Sep 18, 2026View source witness and a notary.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Arizona

Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Arizona: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Arizona.

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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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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Do I Need Probate?

In Arizona, estates with personal property of $200,000A.R.S. § 14-3971Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Collection of Personal Property by AffidavitA.R.S. § 14-3971Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysA.R.S. § 14-3971Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death.

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Who Inherits Without a Will?

Without a will in Arizona, a surviving spouse takes the entire estateA.R.S. § 14-2102Verified Oct 21, 2026View source when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per capita at each generationA.R.S. § 14-2106Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.

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How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Arizona costs an estimated $27,670A.R.S. §§ 14-3719, 14-3721 (reasonable compensation; court review of reasonableness)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 2.2%Modeled estimate under A.R.S. §§ 14-3719, 14-3721 (reasonable compensation; court review of reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.5%Modeled estimate under A.R.S. §§ 14-3719, 14-3721 (reasonable compensation; court review of reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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