# Arizona — State small estate affidavit and simplified probate thresholds

For Arizona, personal property threshold is $200,000; real property threshold is $300,000; waiting period (days) is 30; will restriction is with or without will; inflation adjustment is none, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Arizona _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Personal property threshold:** $200,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Real property threshold:** $300,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Waiting period (days):** 30 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Will restriction:** with or without will _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Inflation adjustment:** none _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Exclusions:** liens and encumbrances _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3971 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) An application or petition for the appointment of a personal representative is not pending and a personal representative has not been appointed in any jurisdiction and the value of all personal property in the decedent's estate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $200,000 as valued as of the date of death.

## Source

- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/14/03971.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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