Letter Settlement Estate Sample With Land In Pima
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Some estates will not need to go through probate, while others qualify for simplified probate. Some types of assets automatically pass to an heir without any oversight from the probate court.
How to Start Probate for an Estate Open the Decedent's Last Will and Testament. Determine Who Will be the Personal Representative. Compile a List of the Estate's Interested Parties. Take an Inventory of the Decedent's Assets. Calculate the Decedent's Liabilities. Determine if Probate is Necessary. Seek a Waiver of Bond.
If you decide to serve as personal representative, you need to be officially appointed to the position by the Court of the county in which the decedent resided at the time of death or, in the case of a decedent who lived in another state but owned real property in Arizona, in the county in which that real property is ...
If the Estate has been fully administered and it is ready to be closed, file the original Closing Statement ing to the instructions above. Then send a copy of your conformed Closing Statement along with a note requesting that the hearing be canceled to the Commissioner assigned to your case.
In Arizona, probate is always required for wills and assets that aren't in a trust or included in a transfer-on-death deed. Probate is also required for large estates consisting of personal property valued at over $75,000 and real estate property valued at over $100,000.
There may be additional hearings to resolve contests, and the executor will probably need court approval before making major decisions and actions. Informal probate is obviously the quickest and can conclude in 4 – 6 months. Formal probate may take up to a year or longer.
Arizona Superior Court in Pima County. 110 West Congress Street. Tucson, AZ 85701.
