Arizona Laws 14-4303. Service on foreign personal representative
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A. Service of process may be made upon the foreign personal representative by registered or certified mail, addressed to his last reasonably ascertainable address, requesting a return receipt signed by addressee only. Notice by ordinary first class mail is sufficient if registered or certified mail service to the addressee is unavailable. Service may be made upon a foreign personal representative in the manner in which service could have been made under other laws of this state on either the foreign personal representative or his decedent immediately prior to death.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-4303
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Foreign personal representative: means a personal representative who is appointed by another jurisdiction. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Personal representative: includes an executor, an administrator, a successor personal representative, a special administrator and persons who perform substantially the same function under the law governing their status. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- 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
B. If service is made upon a foreign personal representative as provided in subsection A, he shall be allowed at least thirty days within which to appear or respond.