Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-5416 (2026)

Petitions for orders subsequent to appointment

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A. Any person interested in the estate or affairs of a person for whom a conservator has been appointed may file a petition in the appointing court for an order:

1. Requiring bond or security or additional bond or security, or reducing bond.

2. Requiring an accounting for the administration of the estate of the protected person.

3. Directing distribution.

4. Removing the conservator and appointing a temporary or successor conservator.

5. Continuing the conservatorship pursuant to section 14-5401, subsection B.

6. Granting other appropriate relief.

B. A conservator may petition the appointing court for instructions concerning the fiduciary's responsibility.

C. On notice and a hearing the court may give appropriate instructions or make any appropriate order.

D. When a surety of a conservator desires to be released from responsibility for future acts, the surety may apply to the court for a release. The court shall proceed in the same manner as in a proceeding under section 14-3604, subsection B. Notice shall be given to the conservator as provided in section 14-5413.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: In Re Guardianship of Sleeth, 244 P.3d 1169 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).

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In Re Guardianship of Sleeth, 244 P.3d 1169 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 14-5416(A)(2) (2005) (any interested person may petition for an order requiring an accounting for the protected person’s estate); A.”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-5416(A)(2) — 1 case

In Re Guardianship of Sleeth, 244 P.3d 1169 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). “See A.R.S. § 14-5416(A)(2) (2005) (any interested person may petition for an order requiring an accounting for the protected person’s estate); A.”

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