Arizona probate is simpler than most — let us carry the rest
Arizona is one of the easier states to settle an estate in: there are no statutory percentage fees, probate is often informal (little or no court time), and small estates can skip probate entirely. The catch is that it's still 100+ hours of administration — and a lawyer bills every hour of it.
- No statutory percentage fee — Arizona attorneys bill hourly, typically $250–$400/hour.
- Informal probate is streamlined and usually avoids court hearings for uncontested estates.
- Small-estate affidavits can skip probate entirely: up to $100,000 in real property or $75,000 in personal property.
- Even informal probate is months of paperwork and deadlines — we handle it for one flat fee paid from the estate.
Your numbers in Arizona
You keep
$10,000
+ about 150 hours of your time
Estimated at $250–$400/hr for ~45 hours. Illustrative — actual fees vary by estate. We're not a law firm.
Three ways to settle it
Hire a probate attorney
Hands-off — but you pay full lawyer rates.
- A licensed attorney handles the legal filings
- Expensive — in California, statutory fees run $13k–$23k+; elsewhere $250–$400/hour
- Most of the bill is administration a lawyer doesn't need to do
- You're still the one chasing documents and signatures
Do it all yourself
Free — but it's 500+ hours, alone.
- No professional fees
- 500+ hours over a year — while you're grieving
- No map and no support; easy to miss a deadline or a step
- A mistake can cost far more than the money you saved
Kindred Estate
Done for you, for one flat fee.
- A real specialist does the administration — start to finish
- One flat fee, paid from the estate — not lawyer hourly rates
- You stay the executor and fully in control
- We coordinate an attorney only if a matter truly needs one
We're not a law firm and don't give legal advice. We handle the administration and coordinate an attorney only if a matter genuinely needs one.
You don't have to carry this alone.
Tell us about the estate on a free, no-obligation call. We'll map out exactly what needs to happen — and how we'd take it off your plate.
The estate pays our fee — not you out of pocket.
Tell us about your situation
Has the person passed away?
Your relationship to them
When did the loss occur?
Your best guess is fine if you don't know the exact date.