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Small estate
My mother died a year and half ago
she had no will. It is just me and my
brother can we file a small estate
petition instead of going through
probate
Asked on May 10, 2016 under Estate Planning, Arkansas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Most states have a legal process for avoiding the time and expense of formal probate in the case of when somone dies with few to no assets of value. The requirements for this vary from state-to-state. Here is a link to a site that will explain the AZ procedure for this:
https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/SuperiorCourt/Self-ServiceCenter/Forms/ProbateCases/prob_pbse1.asp
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