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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-1302 (2026)

Subject matter jurisdiction

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A. To the full extent permitted by the constitution, the court has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to:

1. Estates of decedents, including construction of wills and determination of heirs and successors of decedents, and estates of protected persons.

2. Protection of minors and incapacitated persons.

3. Trusts.

B. The court has general jurisdiction to make orders, judgments and decrees and take all other action necessary and proper to administer justice in the matters which come before it including jurisdiction to:

1. Enforce orders against a fiduciary by contempt proceedings.

2. Compel action by a fiduciary by body attachment.

3. Hear and determine related claims by or against fiduciaries, protected persons or incapacitated persons by or against third parties, including claims for malpractice, breach of contract, personal injury, wrongful death, quiet title and breach of fiduciary duty.  

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2024 · leading case: Ruvalcaba by Stubblefield v. Ruvalcaba, 850 P.2d 674 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993).
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Ruvalcaba by Stubblefield v. Ruvalcaba, 850 P.2d 674 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 8× “A.R.S. § 14-1302; see also A.R.S. § 14-5402 (1975) (jurisdiction of the court to determine how the protected person's estate "shall be managed, expended or distributed"); A.”
Rasmussen by Mitchell v. Fleming, 741 P.2d 674 (Ariz. 1987). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 14-1302(A)(2). Contained within the court's jurisdiction is the authority to appoint a guardian.”
Ader v. Est. of Felger, 375 P.3d 97 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 14-1302(A)(1). ¶ 44 Ader nevertheless suggests the trial court should have dismissed without prejudice her claims against Felger rather than entering a judgment on the merits.”
Ellis v. Valley Nat'l Bank, 609 P.2d 1073 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 14-1302 (see Uniform Probate Code (U.”
Gonzalez v. Superior Court, Etc., 570 P.2d 1077 (Ariz. 1977). · cites it 4× “The subject matter jurisdiction of the new code was defined in A.R.S. § 14-1302: “A. To the full extent permitted by the constitution, the court has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to: “1.”
Marvin Johnson, PC v. Myers, 907 P.2d 67 (Ariz. 1995). · cites it 2× “” Under AR.S. § 14-1302(A) the court (and therefore the superior court), has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to the estates of decedents “[t]o the full extent permitted by the constitution.”
Marriage of Roden v. Roden, 949 P.2d 67 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 3× “”) section 14-1302(A), allowed the probate court to hear and deter *410 mine claims by and against fiduciaries.”
Marvin Johnson, P.C. v. Superior Court, 887 P.2d 1 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 12× “Jurisdiction of the Probate Court Petitioners contend that the probate court has no subject matter jurisdiction over the tort action within the scope of its statutory jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 14-1302, which provides: A. To the full extent permitted by the constitution,…”
Sanders v. Boyer, 613 P.2d 1291 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. §§ 14-1302, 14-3606. Here the appellant has not shown any conflict between the orders issued by the Arizona trial court and any order issued by an Oklahoma court, or conflict with any duty imposed upon him by Oklahoma law as an ancillary personal representative in…”
May v. Ellis, 92 P.3d 859 (Ariz. 2004). · cites it 2× “The Davids seek attorneys’ fees, citing A.R.S. § 14-1302(B) (Supp.2003). Because they are not the prevailing parties, we deny the claim.”
In Re Est. of Rodriguez, 160 P.3d 679 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Rather, the court determined the validity of Mauro’s marriage to Kathryn pursuant to the court’s jurisdiction to determine “all subject matter relating to” trusts and estates of decedents, A.R.S. §§ 14-1302(A)(1) and (3) *363 (2005), and to ascertain trust beneficiaries, or to…”
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment Sys. v. Allen, 173 P.3d 448 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). “Section 14-1302 grants the Court jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to the estates of decedents, including construction of wills and determination of heirs and successors of decedents, and estates of protected persons.”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-1302(A) — 4 cases
Marvin Johnson, PC v. Myers, 907 P.2d 67 (Ariz. 1995). “” Under AR.S. § 14-1302(A) the court (and therefore the superior court), has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to the estates of decedents “[t]o the full extent permitted by the constitution.”
Marriage of Roden v. Roden, 949 P.2d 67 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997). “”) section 14-1302(A), allowed the probate court to hear and deter *410 mine claims by and against fiduciaries.”
Ruvalcaba by Stubblefield v. Ruvalcaba, 850 P.2d 674 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “A.R.S. § 14-1302; see also A.R.S. § 14-5402 (1975) (jurisdiction of the court to determine how the protected person's estate "shall be managed, expended or distributed"); A.”
Estrada v. Arizona Bank, 732 P.2d 1124 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-1302(A)(1) — 3 cases
Ader v. Est. of Felger, 375 P.3d 97 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “See A.R.S. § 14-1302(A)(1). ¶ 44 Ader nevertheless suggests the trial court should have dismissed without prejudice her claims against Felger rather than entering a judgment on the merits.”
In Re Est. of Rodriguez, 160 P.3d 679 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). “Rather, the court determined the validity of Mauro’s marriage to Kathryn pursuant to the court’s jurisdiction to determine “all subject matter relating to” trusts and estates of decedents, A.R.S. §§ 14-1302(A)(1) and (3) *363 (2005), and to ascertain trust beneficiaries, or to…”
Brisbon v. Chambers (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-1302(A)(2) — 2 cases
Rasmussen by Mitchell v. Fleming, 741 P.2d 674 (Ariz. 1987). “A.R.S. § 14-1302(A)(2). Contained within the court's jurisdiction is the authority to appoint a guardian.”
Hickey v. Hickey (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-1302(B) — 2 cases
Ruvalcaba by Stubblefield v. Ruvalcaba, 850 P.2d 674 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “A.R.S. § 14-1302; see also A.R.S. § 14-5402 (1975) (jurisdiction of the court to determine how the protected person's estate "shall be managed, expended or distributed"); A.”
May v. Ellis, 92 P.3d 859 (Ariz. 2004). “The Davids seek attorneys’ fees, citing A.R.S. § 14-1302(B) (Supp.2003). Because they are not the prevailing parties, we deny the claim.”
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