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Home » US Law » 2022 Arizona Revised Statutes » Title 14 - Trusts, Estates and Protective Proceedings » Article 4 - Notice, Parties and Representation in Estate Litigation and Other Matters

§ 14-1401 – Notice; method and time of giving

14-1401. Notice; method and time of giving A. If notice of a hearing on any petition is required and except for specific notice requirements as otherwise provided, the petitioner shall cause notice of the time and place of hearing of any petition to be given to any interested person or his attorney if he has […]

§ 14-1401.01 – Notice to attorney general

14-1401.01. Notice to attorney general Whenever it appears by suggestion of any interested person or the court that no taker of the estate exists, either at the commencement of or during proceedings under this title, notification of such proceedings shall be given to the attorney general.

§ 14-1402 – Notice; waiver

14-1402. Notice; waiver A person, including a guardian ad litem, conservator or other fiduciary, may waive notice by a writing signed by him or his attorney and filed in the proceeding.

§ 14-1403 – Pleadings

14-1403. Pleadings In formal proceedings involving trusts or estates of decedents, minors, protected persons or incapacitated persons, interests to be affected must be described in pleadings that give reasonable information to owners by name or class, by reference to the instrument creating the interests or in some other appropriate manner.

§ 14-1404 – Representation; basic effect

14-1404. Representation; basic effect A. Notice to a person who may represent and bind another person under this article has the same effect as if notice were given directly to the other person. B. Except as otherwise provided in section 14-10602, subsection E, a person who under this article may represent a settlor who lacks […]

§ 14-1405 – Representation by holder of general power of appointment

14-1405. Representation by holder of general power of appointment The holder of a general power of appointment, including a general testamentary power of appointment, may represent and bind persons whose interests, as permissible appointees, takers in default or otherwise, are subject to the power.

§ 14-1406 – Representation by fiduciaries and parents

14-1406. Representation by fiduciaries and parents To the extent there is no material conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented or among those being represented with respect to a particular question or dispute: 1. A conservator may represent and bind the estate that the conservator controls. 2. A guardian may represent and […]

§ 14-1407 – Representation by person having substantially identical interest

14-1407. Representation by person having substantially identical interest Unless otherwise represented, a minor, incapacitated person, unborn child or person whose identity or location is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable may be represented by and bound by another person who has a substantially identical interest with respect to the particular question or dispute, but only to […]

§ 14-1408 – Appointment of guardian ad litem

14-1408. Appointment of guardian ad litem At any point in a proceeding brought under this title, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interest of a minor, an incapacitated, unborn or unascertained person or a person whose identity or address is unknown, if the court determines that representation of the interest […]