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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3704 (2026)

Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception

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A personal representative shall proceed expeditiously with the settlement and distribution of a decedent's estate and, except as otherwise specified or ordered in regard to a supervised personal representative, do so without adjudication, order or direction of the court, but he may invoke the jurisdiction of the court, in proceedings authorized by this title, to resolve questions concerning the estate or its administration.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2022 · leading case: Marianne Waldow v. James Laporta, 246 P.3d 628 (Ariz. 2010).
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Marianne Waldow v. James Laporta, 246 P.3d 628 (Ariz. 2010). · cites it 4× “See A.R.S. § 14-3704. The “basic philosophy” of unsupervised administration is to minimize judicial involvement.”
In Re Est. of Mcgathy, 246 P.3d 628 (Ariz. 2010). · cites it 4× “See A.R.S. § 14-3704. The "basic philosophy" of unsupervised administration is to minimize judicial involvement.”
In Re the Est. of Mary A. Riley, 295 P.3d 428 (Ariz. 2013). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 14-3704; see also, e.g., §§ 14-3105, -3401, -3414 (authorizing proceedings to resolve a variety of issues).”
Hoyer v. Dougherty (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 14-3704 (allowing personal representative to invoke probate court’s jurisdiction “to resolve questions concerning the estate or its administration”).”
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