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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 Yavapai 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.

Yavapai County Superior Court probate division Guide

Arizona Superior Court · Superior Court probate division information · Updated June 2026

Prescott: (928) 777-7949; Verde: (928) 554-8536County Clerk
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Filing & Fees

Fee Schedule Signals

Probate Filing Fees

Specific fee amounts are not available for this county. The Yavapai fee schedule lists many probate filings at $191, demand for notice at $35, post-judgment probate petition at $87, and probate accountings as variable based on estate value from $0-$500, with estates valued at $10,000 or less exempt. Court-record copy fees are separately listed on the records page.

The Yavapai fee schedule lists many probate filings at $191, demand for notice at $35, post-judgment probate petition at $87, and probate accountings as variable based on estate value from $0-$500, with estates valued at $10,000 or less exempt. Court-record copy fees are separately listed on the records page.

Required Documents

  • County Superior Court probate packet or current probate forms

    The Arizona Judicial Branch publishes generic probate forms and warns that each court may have preferred forms. Start with the county clerk or court packet before filing.

  • Certified death certificate

    Arizona small-estate real-property affidavits require a certified death certificate attachment. Probate filings and asset transfers commonly require certified copies; verify accepted copy count with the county court, recorder, clerk, or holder.

  • 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.

  • Probate Information Form for Decedent's Estate(Form 11 / AOCPBPAFORM11F)

    Use when required by the court for a decedent's estate matter; county forms and filing counters may add local instructions.

  • Order to Personal Representative(Form 1 / AOCPBPAFORM1F)

    The court enters an order directing fiduciary duties after appointment. Treat it as an appointment-stage document, not a user-created filing packet.

  • 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.

Searchable, completeness not guaranteedMay require payment

The Clerk is the official record keeper for Superior Court records and accepts copy requests by mail, email, and phone, with public-record access subject to statutes and court rules. Treat probate case discovery as limited and verify with the Clerk because statewide Public Access is not a complete probate-record source.

Filing Methods: in person, mail, self service depository box, eFiling where available

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

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Recording Fees

First Page
$30.00

Yavapai County Treasurer

1015 Fair Street, Prescott, AZ 86305

Prescott Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM except federal holidays; Cottonwood Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, closed 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

(928) 771-3233

The Treasurer application center provides Parcel Inquiry, parcel search by owner or mailing address, search by property address, area code rates, tax lien sale, and related tax tools. Parcel Inquiry includes tax-year due details, payment history, applied interest and fee details, valuations, owner history, split history, and tax bill/receipt reports.