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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3614 (2026)

Special administrator; appointment

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A special administrator may be appointed:

1. Informally by the registrar on the application of any interested person when necessary to protect the estate of a decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative or if a prior appointment has been terminated as provided in section 14-3609.

2. In a formal proceeding by order of the court on the petition of any interested person and finding, after notice and hearing, that appointment is necessary to preserve the estate or to secure its proper administration including its administration in circumstances where a general personal representative cannot or should not act. If it appears to the court that an emergency exists, appointment may be ordered without notice.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2022 · leading case: Duncan v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Ex Rel. Est. of Pop, 261 P.3d 778 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
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Duncan v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Ex Rel. Est. of Pop, 261 P.3d 778 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 18× “In its order dismissing Duncan’s complaint, the court explained: This Court interprets A.R.S. § 14-3614 to permit the appointment of a Special Administrator “to protect the estate of the decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative.”
Matter of Est. of Shano, 869 P.2d 1203 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “") section 14-3614. The probate registrar granted the application and appointed Garrison as special administrator.”
Duncan v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co., 258 P.3d 216 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 18× “In its order dismissing Duncan's complaint, the court explained: This [c]ourt interprets A.R.S. § 14-3614 to permit the appointment of a Special Administrator "to protect the estate of the decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative .”
In Re: William Reece (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 3× “” A.R.S. § 14-3614(2). “A special administrator .”
Fiduciary Servs., Inc. v. Shano, 869 P.2d 1203 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “”) section 14-3614. The probate registrar granted the application and appointed Garrison as special administrator.”
Almada Negrete v. Simonson (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 14-3614(2) (emphasis added). And, under the Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure (Probate Rule) 15(a), any written request for substantive relief “usually requir[es] advance notice to interested persons and a hearing.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3614(1) — 2 cases
Duncan v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Ex Rel. Est. of Pop, 261 P.3d 778 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). “In its order dismissing Duncan’s complaint, the court explained: This Court interprets A.R.S. § 14-3614 to permit the appointment of a Special Administrator “to protect the estate of the decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative.”
Duncan v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co., 258 P.3d 216 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). “In its order dismissing Duncan's complaint, the court explained: This [c]ourt interprets A.R.S. § 14-3614 to permit the appointment of a Special Administrator "to protect the estate of the decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative .”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3614(2) — 4 cases
Duncan v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Ex Rel. Est. of Pop, 261 P.3d 778 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). “In its order dismissing Duncan’s complaint, the court explained: This Court interprets A.R.S. § 14-3614 to permit the appointment of a Special Administrator “to protect the estate of the decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative.”
In Re: William Reece (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “” A.R.S. § 14-3614(2). “A special administrator .”
Almada Negrete v. Simonson (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022). “” A.R.S. § 14-3614(2) (emphasis added). And, under the Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure (Probate Rule) 15(a), any written request for substantive relief “usually requir[es] advance notice to interested persons and a hearing.”
Duncan v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co., 258 P.3d 216 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). “In its order dismissing Duncan's complaint, the court explained: This [c]ourt interprets A.R.S. § 14-3614 to permit the appointment of a Special Administrator "to protect the estate of the decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative .”
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