Arizona Laws 14-3410. Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument
If two or more instruments are offered for probate before a final order is entered in a formal testacy proceeding, more than one instrument may be probated if neither expressly revokes the other or contains provisions which work a total revocation by implication. If more than one instrument is probated, the order shall indicate what provisions control in respect to the nomination of an executor, if any. The order may, but need not, indicate how any provisions of a particular instrument are affected by the other instrument. After a final order in a testacy proceeding has been entered, no petition for probate of any other instrument of the decedent may be entertained, except incident to a petition to vacate or modify a previous probate order and subject to the time limits of section 14-3412.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-3410
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Petition: means a written request to the court for an order after notice. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Probate: Proving a will
- Proceeding: includes action at law and suit in equity. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Testacy proceeding: means a proceeding to establish a will or determine intestacy. See Arizona Laws 14-1201