Probate in Coconino County, Arizona
When someone who lived in Coconino County dies, probate is handled by the county probate court. This page points you to that court and summarizes the Arizona rules that apply — the small-estate threshold, the key deadlines, and the instruments Arizona uses. For your own dates and numbers, use the free calculators linked below.
Where to file
Probate is filed in the county where the person who died last lived. If that was Coconino County, this is the court — local forms, e-filing rules, and scheduling vary by county, so confirm with the county probate court. If they last lived in a different county of the same state, the case belongs in that county’s court instead, and one appointment there covers property across the state. If they last lived in another state, the main case belongs there, and property in Coconino County generally needs a second, smaller case of its own here (commonly called ancillary probate) — an attorney can confirm which applies.
Coconino CountyDoes this estate need full probate?
Arizona lets smaller estates skip full probate using the Small estate affidavit (A.R.S. §14-3971) — $200k personalty; separate $300k real-property affidavit for estates up to $200,000.
Check your estate Source — A.R.S. §14-3971 (HB2116, eff. 9/26/2025: personalty $200k, real property $300k)Key probate deadlines in Arizona
- Lodge the will with the court
- No fixed statutory deadline — varies, confirm with the probate court.
- File the estate inventory
- 90 days after appointment as personal representative
- Creditor-claim period closes
- 4 months after first publication of the notice to creditors (outer bar: 24 months from death)
Good to know in Arizona
- The court empowers the personal representative with Letters Testamentary / Letters of Administration.
- The estate closes with the Order of Complete Settlement of the Estate.
- Arizona has no state estate or inheritance tax.
Other counties in Arizona
If the person who died last lived in a different county in Arizona, start with that county instead — see all Arizona counties. A few others:
Listed alphabetically, not by distance. A check marks a county with a verified court link.
Talk it through, or find a local pro
Ask the guide a question about probate in Coconino County, or browse vetted probate attorneys and real-estate advisors who work in Arizona.
Selling an inherited home? Estimate the tax with the capital-gains calculator. Just getting started? Print the Arizona after-a-death checklist. Want the background? Read about how probate actually works or the small-estate route.