Use This County Probate Reference Before You File
This page is built for the detailed county-level checks that generic probate guides usually miss: local filing fees, Superior Court probate division contact details, administrative orders, e-filing rules, and hearing logistics for Pima County.
Local Fee Schedule
Review county-specific probate filing charges before you estimate total case cost.
Court Rules and Orders
Check the local rules, judge procedures, and administrative orders that can change how a case moves.
Clerk and Filing Logistics
Confirm where to file, whether e-filing is allowed, and how hearings or notices are handled locally.
Pima County Superior Court probate division Guide
Arizona Superior Court · Superior Court probate division information · Updated June 2026
Filing & Fees
Fee Schedule Signals
Probate Filing Fees
Specific fee amounts are not available for this county. The Clerk fee schedule page links a fee schedule effective June 1, 2026. Verify the current filing type and any later fee changes before payment.
The Clerk fee schedule page links a fee schedule effective June 1, 2026. Verify the current filing type and any later fee changes before payment.
Required Documents
- Original will and codicils
If a will exists, confirm county instructions for filing the original will with the Superior Court or attaching it to a qualifying real-property affidavit claim by devise.
- Notice, waiver, consent, and proof-of-service materials
Notice and waiver requirements depend on the probate path, interested persons, county packet, and court orders. Verify before filing.
E-Filing & Filing Methods
Records portal
Use this county-linked source to check live court-record information when available. Search results may not include every probate record.
The Clerk says Public Record Search allows limited viewing of Pima County Superior Court case information, including Probate and Guardianship case records. The same page warns online records are not official court records and notes a temporary June 2026 maintenance outage for Public Record Search and ECR access.
Timelines & Proceedings
Deadlines & Creditor Claims
Key Deadlines
- Will Deposit
- Verify locally
- Creditor Claims
- 4 months
- Known Creditor Notice
- 60 days
Creditor Claims
- Period Starts
- first publication of notice to creditors
- Statute
- A.R.S. 14-3801
Related Proceedings
Property Recording
Source ↗Recording Fees
- First Page
- $30.00
Pima County Treasurer
240 North Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701-1199
The Treasurer property search supports state code/parcel search, taxpayer or mailing-address search, Pima County property location, ZIP code, taxpayer number, assessor account number, and address-range search. The Treasurer page lists the first installment due October 1 and delinquent November 1 at 5:00 PM, and the second installment due March 1 and delinquent May 1 at 5:00 PM, with next-business-day handling when dates fall on weekends or legal holidays.
Sources (16)
- https://www.azcourts.gov/AZ-Courts/Superior-Court/Location-and-Contact-Information
- https://www.azcourts.gov/probate/Probate-Forms
- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/14/03971.htm
- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/14/03801.htm
- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/14/03706.htm
- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/00405.htm
- https://www.azdhs.gov/director/vital-records/
- https://azdot.gov/vehicle-title-transfer-after-owners-death-non-probate-transfer
- https://corrections.az.gov/county-contact-information
- https://www.cosc.pima.gov/forms/probate-forms/
- https://www.cosc.pima.gov/services/file-a-document/
- https://www.cosc.pima.gov/services/case-records/
- https://www.cosc.pima.gov/services/fee-schedule/
- https://www.cosc.pima.gov/media/o2ufcu5f/filing-fees-2026-06-01.pdf?v=639160937111202538
- https://www.sc.pima.gov/judges-courts/probate-court/
- https://www.sc.pima.gov/judges-courts/probate-court/probate-court-forms/