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
Small-estate limit: $200,000
This guide explains probate in Arizona: Arizona has separate affidavit procedures for personal and real property, with different limits and waiting periods.
Sources reviewed August 7, 2026. Latest primary-source re-fetch October 3, 2026.
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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 propertyScreen 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
Every link is probed before each 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
- A.R.S. § 14-3971 — Arizona Revised Statutes, Small Estates
- A.R.S. § 12-284 — Arizona Revised Statutes, Superior Court Fees
- A.R.S. § 14-3719 — Arizona Revised Statutes, Personal Representative Compensation
Every quotation, edition label and machine check is on the Arizona source record.
Arizona record: 3/3 verified, 10 matched checks, latest source re-fetch October 3, 2026. Source record · method · report a correction