Probate Document Preparation in Arizona
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Get Help With the Arizona Probate Process
What Is the Probate Process in Arizona?
When a loved one with an estate dies, you may be required to go through the probate process in Arizona. Probate is the legal process of petitioning for and disbursing the assets of your loved one’s estate. The whole process can take 6 to 8 months. Without professional help, though, it can take much longer.
As legal document preparers in the state of Arizona, Senior Planning can help you get ready for probate.
Why Use a Legal Document Preparer for Probate?
Senior Planning’s 5-Step Probate Process
Initial intake meeting
Personal representative filing
Estate catalog and inventory setting
We will gather all of the necessary information from you to begin a probate filing.
We will file for your appointment as personal representative.
After everything is inventoried, the catalog list will be filed with the court.
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Get Assistance With Probate
Both informal and formal probates require document preparation. Senior Planning can help you settle all the paperwork needed for uncontested probate. Although we cannot offer legal advice or represent you in court if probate is contested, we can assist you with:
Probate Document Preparation in Arizona
Get Help With the Arizona Probate Process
As legal document preparers in the state of Arizona, Senior Planning can help you get ready for probate.
When a loved one with an estate dies, you may be required to go through the probate process in Arizona. Probate is the legal process of petitioning for and disbursing the assets of your loved one’s estate. The whole process can take 6 to 8 months. Without professional help, though, it can take much longer.
Both informal and formal probates require document preparation. Senior Planning can help you settle all the paperwork needed for uncontested probate. Although we cannot offer legal advice or represent you in court if probate is contested, we can assist you with:
Our team has years of experience dealing with the often-frustrating bureaucratic process, which gives us the ability to make sure the application process goes as smoothly as possible for you.
Senior Planning offers free assistance in finding and organizing care for our clients. We can find a care solution that will keep your loved one safe, happy, and healthy. If you are planning on using ALTCS to pay for care, we can help you find an ALTCS-eligible care community.
Before beginning any probate filing, somebody must make a catalog of all assets owned at the time of death. You will need to find if anything is still titled in the deceased person’s name to determine whether or not a probate hearing is necessary. If probate is necessary:
Fill out a short form. Get assistance.
Losing a family member is never easy, and being forced to settle legal matters can add unnecessary stress during an already stressful time. Even minor mistakes in the process can result in extreme delays and potential loss of assets. While you are not required by law to use professional help, it is highly recommended to seek expert advice. We can assist.
Managing the distribution of the estate
Once the court approves the inventory of the estate, the estate must be distributed. We can help with real property transfers.
Filing a Closing Statement
After the Closing Statement is submitted, a judge must make final approval before the case gets completely closed.
- Document preparation and court appointment filing
- Publishing your personal representative status
- Discovery and cataloging of all assets
- Organization and payment of all remaining debts
- Filing final tax returns
- Distribution of assets (as per will or Arizona’s intestate succession law)
Losing a family member is never easy, and being forced to settle legal matters can add unnecessary stress during an already stressful time. Even minor mistakes in the process can result in extreme delays and potential loss of assets. While you are not required by law to use professional help, it is highly recommended to seek expert advice. We can assist.
- Document preparation and court appointment filing
- Publishing your personal
- representative status
- Discovery and cataloging of all assets
- Organization and payment of all remaining debts
- Filing final tax returns
- Distribution of assets (as per will or Arizona’s intestate succession law)
Initial intake meeting
We will gather all of the necessary information from you to begin a probate filing.
Personal representative filing
We will file for your appointment as personal representative.
Estate catalog and inventory setting
After everything is inventoried, the catalog list will be filed with the court.
Managing the distribution of the estate
Once the court approves the inventory of the estate, the estate must be distributed. We can help with real property transfers.
After the Closing Statement is submitted, a judge must make final approval before the case gets completely closed.
