Simplified route
$200,000
Affidavit for collection of personal property; usable 30 days after death.
Eligibility and caveatsArizona estate administration
Arizona probate: rules, process, costs, executor fees and deadlines
Arizona estate settlement involves a personal representative who settles and distributes the estate under the will and state law. A.R.S. 14-3703. Estimate this estate.
Small-estate limit: $200,000
In Arizona, estates up to $200,000 can use the small-estate route and executor pay is whatever the court finds reasonable (A.R.S. § 14-3719). Arizona has separate affidavit procedures for personal and real property, with different limits and waiting periods.
Sources reviewed August 7, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised .
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Arizona simplified probate route
Up to $200,000; usable 30 days after death. Source: A.R.S. § 14-3971.
Affidavit for collection of personal propertyHow long does probate take in Arizona?
There is no single completion time. For an estate outside supervised administration, a closing statement cannot be filed earlier than four months after the original appointment of a general personal representative, and it must address claims and distribution. A.R.S. 14-3933. The Arizona creditor timeline explains the separate notice deadlines.
Arizona executor checklist and probate costs
The personal representative must settle and distribute the estate; start with the estate administration checklist and examine Arizona probate filing costs. Fees and other expenses depend on the case, so the navigator does not present a universal total.
Is there an Arizona trustee fee schedule?
Trustee compensation follows the trust terms if specified; otherwise it must be reasonable in the circumstances. The court may adjust specified compensation in the circumstances described in A.R.S. 14-10708. Compare the trustee fee calculator with the trust terms.
No combined Arizona probate total
The Superior Court filing charge is statewide: $149 (A.R.S. § 12-284). Executor pay is reasonable compensation (A.R.S. § 14-3719), not a rate. Each side in full: Arizona probate filing cost and Arizona executor fees.
Screen a specific Arizona estate with the calculators on the small-estate page and the executor-fee page, or compare states in the full estate navigator.
What the reviewed rules establish
Court cost
$149
1 published schedule, itemised on the filing-cost page.
Filing-cost detailExecutor compensation
Court-reviewed
No percentage schedule; the court decides what is reasonable. Source: A.R.S. § 14-3719.
Compensation detailCreditor deadline
Not published
Timeline and creditor detailsStatutes read in full for Arizona
Read on the enacting state’s own site, with the date each was read.
| Citation | What reading it established | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| A.R.S. § 12-284 | What the Arizona superior court clerk charges to open a probate — court and filing cost note | 2026-09-17 |
| A.R.S. §§ 14-3801, 14-3803 | Arizona’s outer deadline is two years plus whatever is left of the notice period — creditor deadline note | 2026-09-17 |
| A.R.S. § 14-3971 | Arizona does not have one small-estate threshold; it has three different affidavits — small estate route note | 2026-09-17 |
| A.R.S. §§ 14-3719, 14-3721 | Arizona lets the people a representative hired ask the court to cut their own fees — representative pay note | 2026-09-17 |
Arizona decision map
The four facts that change the Arizona route
Each Arizona answer below links to the page that sets out its source.
| Question | Recorded Arizona answer |
|---|---|
| What route is being screened? | Affidavit for collection of personal property |
| What property and basis count? | personal probate property only; net of enforceable liens and encumbrances. |
| What is the amount screen? | $200,000 |
| What is the time or deadline record? | 30 days after death; creditor deadlines: not published here |
| What does the cost record establish? | $149 is the recorded statewide amount. |
| What does compensation use? | Reasonable compensation set by the court, measured on the estate accounting. |
Limits and unresolved costs
- This calculator evaluates the personal-property route only.
- Funeral and last-illness expenses must be paid for that route.
- A separate wage affidavit lets a surviving spouse collect up to $5,000 of unpaid compensation immediately, with no waiting period.
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What Arizona courts publish
Each link goes to the court’s own page and is checked before every release.
- Fee scheduleArizona court filing feesArizona Judicial Branch
- Self-help centreArizona Self-Service CenterArizona Judicial Branch
Limits on court material
- Arizona publishes no single statewide small-estate affidavit form. Superior court clerks in each county publish their own affidavit packets built on A.R.S. § 14-3971.
- County surcharges are added to the statutory filing fee, so the published statewide schedule is the figure to confirm locally.
Arizona primary sources
Each rule on the Arizona pages comes from one of these 3 sources; the citation opens the publisher’s own text. All were last rechecked October 3, 2026.
Simplified-procedure rule
A.R.S. § 14-3971, Arizona Revised Statutes, Small Estates.
- Small-estate limit: $200,000
- Waiting period: 30 days
- Eligibility rules also name a separate $300,000 real-property route after six months
Court cost rule
A.R.S. § 12-284, Arizona Revised Statutes, Superior Court Fees.
- Filing fee: $149 (initial case filing fee for informal probate or appointment)
Executor compensation rule
A.R.S. § 14-3719, Arizona Revised Statutes, Personal Representative Compensation.
- Personal representative's compensation standard: reasonable compensation (no statutory percentage)
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