§ 14-2101 Intestate estate; modification by will
§ 14-2102 Intestate share of surviving spouse
§ 14-2103 Heirs other than surviving spouse; share in estate
§ 14-2104 Heirs; surviving of decedent; time requirement; presumption; exception
§ 14-2105 Unclaimed estate; passage to state
§ 14-2106 Passing of estate by representation; assigning of shares; definitions
§ 14-2107 Kindred by half blood; right of inheritance
§ 14-2108 After-born heirs; requirements
§ 14-2109 Advancements of property during lifetime; effect on distribution of estate
§ 14-2110 Debts owed to a decedent; effect on distribution of estate
§ 14-2111 Effect of alienage on distribution of estate
§ 14-2113 Heirs related to decedent through two lines; single share
§ 14-2114 Parent and child relationship; intestate succession; adopted children
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Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 14 > Chapter 2 > Article 1 - Intestate Succession

  • Application: means a written request to the registrar for an order of informal probate or appointment under chapter 3, article 3 of this title. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Child: includes a person who is entitled to take as a child under this title by intestate succession from the parent whose relationship is involved. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Community property: means that property of a husband and wife that is acquired during the marriage and that is community property as prescribed in section 25-211. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Court: means the superior court. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Descendant: means all of the decedent's descendants of all generations, with the relationship of parent and child at each generation. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Exempt property: means that property of a decedent's estate that is described in section 14-2403. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Parent: includes any person entitled to take, or who would be entitled to take if the child died without a will, as a parent under this title by intestate succession from the child whose relationship is in question and excludes any person who is only a stepparent, foster parent or grandparent. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Person: means an individual or an organization. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Separate property: means that property of a husband or wife that is the spouse's separate property as defined in section 25-213. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • State: means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Arizona Laws 14-9101
  • Survive: means that a person has neither predeceased an event, including the death of another person, nor is deemed to have predeceased an event under section 14-2104 or 14-2702. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Will: includes a codicil and any testamentary instrument that merely appoints an executor, revokes or revises another will, nominates a guardian or expressly excludes or limits the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215