If an interested person files a motion or petition that requests the same or substantially similar relief to the relief requested in another motion or petition filed by the same interested person within the preceding twelve months and if the later filed motion or petition does not describe in detail a change in fact or circumstance that supports the requested relief, the court may summarily deny the motion or petition without a response or objection being filed and without a hearing or oral argument being set.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-1109

  • Court: means the superior court. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Interested person: includes any trustee, heir, devisee, child, spouse, creditor, beneficiary, person holding a power of appointment and other person who has a property right in or claim against a trust estate or the estate of a decedent, ward or protected person. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
  • Person: means an individual or an organization. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Petition: means a written request to the court for an order after notice. See Arizona Laws 14-1201