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Arizona Revised Statutes Title 14. Trusts, Estates and Protective Proceedings § 14-3105. Proceedings affecting devolution and administration;  jurisdiction of subject matter

Current as of March 08, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A. Persons interested in decedents' estates may apply to the registrar for determination in the informal proceedings provided in this chapter and may petition the court for orders in formal proceedings within the court's jurisdiction including but not limited to those described in this article.

B. The court may hear and determine any matter affecting the administration and distribution of decedents' estates after notice to interested persons in conformity with § 14-1401 and only in a formal proceeding.  Persons notified are bound though less than all interested persons may have been given notice.

C. The court has general jurisdiction that it may exercise in a formal proceeding in any other action or proceeding concerning succession or to which an estate, through a personal representative, may be a party, including:

1. Actions to determine title or to quiet title to property alleged to belong to the estate.

2. Actions for personal injury and wrongful death.

3. Actions to quiet title of property that belongs to the estate.

4. Actions against third parties to recover estate assets.

5. Any action or proceeding in which property distributed by a personal representative or its value is sought to be subjected to rights of creditors or successors of the decedent.

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