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Probate cases are held by the county Superior Court in which they were filed. Cases prior to 1950 may be held by Arizona State Archives. Public school records are maintained by the Department of Education .
Contact the County Probate Court Probate proceedings are public, so there aren't any privacy laws that would prevent you from contacting the court for information.
As you can see, AZ probate laws can be complex. It requires a number of steps and without the right approach, it's easy to get lost in the details.
Any time someone dies with more than $100,000 in real property or $75,000 in personal property, their estate must go through probate ing to Arizona probate law. Even if the person has a will, the court must still decide whether or not the will is valid.
Informal probate takes place when no one objects to the will, so the probate process typically only takes a year. However, if anyone decides to contest the will, then a formal probate is required, and usually takes more than a year to complete.
Opening Probate While some states allow up to six years to probate an estate, the state of Arizona will only accept probate cases that are opened within two years of the decedent's passing (ARS 14-3108).