§ 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
  • Estate: includes the property of the decedent, trust or other person whose affairs are subject to this title as originally constituted and as it exists from time to time during administration. 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
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215