A debt owed to a decedent is not charged against the intestate share of any person except the debtor. If the debtor fails to survive the decedent, the debt is not taken into account in computing the intestate share of the debtor’s descendants.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-2110

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Person: means an individual or an organization. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • 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