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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-2114 (2026)

Parent and child relationship; intestate succession; adopted children

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A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section, for the purposes of intestate succession, a person is the child of that person's natural parents, regardless of their marital status. If this issue is in dispute the court shall establish that relationship under title 25, chapter 6, article 1.

B. An adopted person is the child of that person's adopting parent or parents and not of the natural parents. Adoption of a child by the spouse of either natural parent has no effect on the relationship between the child and that natural parent or on the right of the child or a descendant of the child to inherit from or through the other natural parent.

C. Inheritance from or through a child by either natural parent or the natural parent's kindred is precluded unless that natural parent has openly treated the child as a natural child and has not refused to support the child.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: EDONNA v. Heckman, 253 P.3d 627 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
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EDONNA v. Heckman, 253 P.3d 627 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 16× “§ 8-117(B) precluded a claim for wrongful death of a natural parent whose parental rights have been severed and that AR.S. § 14-2114 was “limited to the issue of inheritance.”
Matter of Est. of Ryan, 928 P.2d 735 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 7× “A.R.S. § 14-2114(B) (Laws 1994, Ch. 290, § 6, effective Jan.”
Gillett-Netting v. Barnhart, 231 F. Supp. 2d 961 (D. Ariz. 2002). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 14-2114(A), (B). Under Arizona intestate succession laws, heirs must “survive” the decedent, A.”
Hoyer v. Dougherty (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “See A.R.S. § 14-2114(B); see Demetrius L. v. Joshlynn F.”
Wagoner v. Aleman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 6× “Aleman argues, however, that she may inherit intestate as Jones’ natural granddaughter under A.”
In the Matter of The Est. of Francis Curry Lewis, Deceased: Geneva Curry & Bernice Curry-Malcolm v. Angela Thomas, Intervenor, & Jimmie Smith (Miss. Ct. App. 2025). “m and through the illegitimate according to the statutes of descent and distribution if: (a) The natural parents participated in a marriage ceremony before the birth of the child, even though the marriage was subsequently declared null and void or dissolved by a court; or (b)…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-2114(A) — 1 case
Gillett-Netting v. Barnhart, 231 F. Supp. 2d 961 (D. Ariz. 2002). “” A.R.S. § 14-2114(A), (B). Under Arizona intestate succession laws, heirs must “survive” the decedent, A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-2114(B) — 4 cases
EDONNA v. Heckman, 253 P.3d 627 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). “§ 8-117(B) precluded a claim for wrongful death of a natural parent whose parental rights have been severed and that AR.S. § 14-2114 was “limited to the issue of inheritance.”
Matter of Est. of Ryan, 928 P.2d 735 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). “A.R.S. § 14-2114(B) (Laws 1994, Ch. 290, § 6, effective Jan.”
Hoyer v. Dougherty (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022). “See A.R.S. § 14-2114(B); see Demetrius L. v. Joshlynn F.”
Wagoner v. Aleman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). “Aleman argues, however, that she may inherit intestate as Jones’ natural granddaughter under A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-2114(C) — 1 case
Wagoner v. Aleman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). “Aleman argues, however, that she may inherit intestate as Jones’ natural granddaughter under A.”
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