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Coconino County, AZ Probate Information
Quick facts
| Item | Local detail |
|---|---|
| Court | Superior Court of Arizona in Coconino County. Probate matters are heard in superior court under A.R.S. § 14-1302. |
| Filing office | Clerk of the Superior Court |
| Courthouse address | 200 North San Francisco Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 |
| Mailing | County pages list the Flagstaff street address. Call the clerk before mailing an original will. |
| Phone | (928) 679-7600, Clerk of the Superior Court |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed weekends and holidays. The clerk publishes its own holiday closure schedule. |
| Filing fee | Coconino County publishes $351.00 for a probate opening as published in August 2026. Arizona probate filing fee authority starts with A.R.S. § 12-284, and county local fee authority comes from A.R.S. § 11-251.08. |
| Local forms | Yes. Coconino County publishes a Small Estate Probate page for A.R.S. § 14-3971 materials, and the county law library publishes an informal probate packet tied to A.R.S. § 14-3301. |
| E-filing status | A probate case cannot be opened electronically. Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 1-901 bars e-filing of a will and any document used to initiate a probate case. Coconino County probate is listed for subsequent filings only. |
| Case search | Arizona's statewide public case search excludes probate cases. Coconino County runs no separate probate docket; call the clerk at (928) 679-7600. |
| Remote appearance | Some hearings may be virtual, but permission is not automatic. Ask the court early under R-21-0007. |
| Website | Clerk of the Superior Court in Coconino County |
Before you begin — know the assets and liabilities
Before you call the clerk or travel to Flagstaff, make a list of the accounts, real property, debts, lien balances and titled property connected to the estate. Sunset can help with estate settlement by searching for accounts across more than 2,300 financial institutions, which can prevent a missing account from changing the filing path after you have already started.
Arizona's small-estate rules under A.R.S. § 14-3971 measure personal property and Arizona real property separately, and both calculations are net of liens and encumbrances. In Coconino County, where one superior court location serves the whole county, having the balances and payoff information before the first call can save an extra trip to Flagstaff and make estate settlement planning much cleaner.
Which court handles jurisdiction
Probate in Coconino County is heard in the Superior Court of Arizona in Coconino County (A.R.S. § 14-1302). Arizona has one superior court, sitting in every county; Arizona's justice courts and city courts are courts of limited jurisdiction and do not hear decedents' estates.
Venue for a first probate proceeding is the county where the person who died was domiciled (A.R.S. § 14-3201(A)(1)), so a Coconino County estate is filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court in Coconino County. Coconino County publishes one superior court filing location for probate, the courthouse at 200 North San Francisco Street in Flagstaff. The court locations in Flagstaff, Fredonia, Page and Williams include justice courts and municipal courts, but those courts do not open decedents' estates.
The jurisdiction process
- Work out what the person who died owned and what is owed against it. Arizona's small-estate figures under A.R.S. § 14-3971 are measured separately for personal property and Arizona real property, and both are net of liens and encumbrances.
- Confirm venue. Coconino County is the right county if the person who died was domiciled here (A.R.S. § 14-3201(A)(1)).
- Complete the Arizona Supreme Court training before expecting letters to issue. A person serving as personal representative without a fiduciary licence under A.R.S. § 14-5651 is a non-licensed fiduciary, and Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure Rule 42 and Administrative Order No. 2012-62 require training. Ask the Coconino County clerk's office at (928) 679-7600 how it wants proof of completion filed.
- Gather the papers. Coconino County publishes local probate material: the Clerk of the Superior Court's Small Estate Probate page carries county A.R.S. § 14-3971 materials, and the county law library's Wills and Probate page publishes an informal probate and personal representative packet for A.R.S. § 14-3301 matters.
- Bring or send the original will if there is one. A will cannot be e-filed under Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 1-901, and A.R.S. § 14-3301(B)(2)(a) requires the original to be with the application or already in the court's possession.
- File on paper with the Clerk of the Superior Court in Coconino County at 200 North San Francisco Street in Flagstaff. The Superior Court of Arizona in Coconino County hears probate under A.R.S. § 14-1302, and the county's courts in Page, Fredonia and Williams are not probate filing locations.
- Pay the filing fee, or ask for a deferral or waiver under A.R.S. § 12-302. Coconino County publishes $351.00 for a probate opening as published in August 2026, with probate filing fee authority under A.R.S. § 12-284 and county local fee authority under A.R.S. § 11-251.08. Use the Application for Deferral or Waiver of Court Fees and Costs, AOCDFGF1F, and remember the supplemental application, AOCDFGF9F, at the end of the case.
- Give notice as Arizona requires. The publication and mailing rules are statewide and are covered on the Arizona probate page.
- If a hearing is needed, get the date. Under Probate Rule 18(a), amended effective January 1, 2026, the petitioner has thirty days after filing to obtain an initial hearing date or the court must notify the petitioner that the petition may be dismissed. Ask early whether you may appear remotely under R-21-0007.
- Wait for authority to act. Letters testamentary or letters of administration issue only after appointment, qualification and issuance of letters under A.R.S. § 14-3103. Letters cannot be e-filed under Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 1-901, so ask the clerk how to obtain certified copies.
- Administer and close the estate. Coconino County's fee page states, as published in August 2026, that an annual accounting fee is charged in probate and conservatorship cases based on the estate inventory, with no accounting fee for inventories of $10,000 or less. Ask the clerk what applies to the inventory in your estate.
Forms and documents
Probate forms in Coconino County
Arizona publishes a statewide set of probate forms through the Administrative Office of the Courts, but the statewide set covers fiduciary orders, conservator accounts and adult guardianship and conservatorship petitions, not the application that opens a decedent's estate. The Judicial Branch says its own forms are generic and that each court might have its own preferred forms.
Coconino County does publish local probate material. The clerk's Small Estate Probate page carries county materials for A.R.S. § 14-3971, including a real-property packet that the county describes as containing a required cover sheet, and a personal-property document. The county law library's Wills and Probate page publishes an informal probate and personal representative packet for A.R.S. § 14-3301 matters. The packet links are on county pages, but the linked PDFs should be opened directly by the filer before use.
The county's Small Estate Probate page also gives a practical handoff for real property under A.R.S. § 14-3971: the filer, not the clerk, is responsible for delivering the certified copy to the Recorder's Office after the court process produces it.
Fees
Arizona's probate filing fee has two parts. The statewide base is set by A.R.S. § 12-284 and raised by the Supreme Court under A.R.S. § 12-284(L); the current statewide amount is in Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 3-404, effective December 28, 2024, and comes to $191.00 for a probate opening, made up of a $176.00 base fee plus the $15.00 document storage fund under A.R.S. § 12-284.01.
On top of that, a county board of supervisors may add local fees under A.R.S. § 11-251.08. Coconino County does: the figure Coconino County publishes on its own superior court filing fee page, as published in August 2026, is $351.00 for a probate opening, including a petition for formal testacy or appointment under A.R.S. § 14-3401, an application for informal probate or appointment under A.R.S. § 14-3301, supervised administration under A.R.S. § 14-3501, and transfer of real property by affidavit under A.R.S. § 14-3971. Confirm the current amount with the clerk before writing the check.
| Fee item | Coconino County amount |
|---|---|
| Probate opening | $351.00, as published in August 2026 |
| Opposing a contested application, if no prior payment | $187.00, as published in August 2026 |
| Post-judgment activities in probate cases | $187.00, as published in August 2026 |
| Certification as to correctness of documents | $35.00, as published in August 2026 |
| Demand for notice or act with no specific statutory fee | $35.00, as published in August 2026 |
Coconino County's fee page also states, as published in August 2026, that an annual accounting fee is charged on all probate and conservatorship cases based on the estate inventory, that cases with an inventory of $10,000 or less are not charged the accounting fee, and that a sliding scale applies above $10,001. The scale is not printed on the page, so ask the clerk what the fee will be for the inventory in your estate.
Court fees can be deferred or waived under A.R.S. § 12-302. Ask the clerk for the Application for Deferral or Waiver of Court Fees and Costs, AOCDFGF1F. A supplemental application, AOCDFGF9F, is filed when there is a final order, and a deferral requires consent to judgment for amounts still unpaid thirty days after final judgment.
Local nuance
Coconino County-specific considerations
| Local point | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| One superior court location for the whole county | Coconino County lists the Clerk of the Superior Court at 200 North San Francisco Street in Flagstaff and nowhere else. Probate is heard in the Superior Court of Arizona in Coconino County under A.R.S. § 14-1302, so filers outside Flagstaff should call before traveling. |
| The law library is in the same building | The Coconino County Law Library publishes a Wills and Probate page, a Forms and Answers index, Spanish-language forms and an Ask the Librarian form. The county says the clerk's staff can answer only very limited procedural questions, while the law librarian can answer certain questions about filings and documents. |
| County A.R.S. § 14-3971 materials include a required cover sheet for one local packet | The clerk's Small Estate Probate page describes the real-property packet as including the required cover sheet, affidavit and instructions. Use the county's packet for that local step rather than assuming a generic form has every local paper. |
| The filer handles the Recorder's Office handoff | For the real-property process under A.R.S. § 14-3971, Coconino County says the filer, not the clerk, is responsible for delivering the certified copy to the Recorder's Office. |
| Coconino's published probate opening fee is $351.00 | The statewide probate filing fee structure starts with A.R.S. § 12-284, but county local fees may be added under A.R.S. § 11-251.08. Coconino County publishes $351.00 as published in August 2026, and its page carries no effective date. |
| Annual accounting fee note | Coconino County's fee page states, as published in August 2026, that annual accounting fees in probate cases are based on the estate inventory, with no fee on inventories of $10,000 or less and a sliding scale above $10,001. |
| Local rule for motions | The Superior Court in Coconino County states that, under local Rule 7.B, motions must be accompanied by a proposed form of order, and it asks for courtesy copies of motions to be provided to the assigned judicial assistant at the time of filing. Probate matters are superior court matters under A.R.S. § 14-1302. |
| The clerk publishes its own holiday closure schedule | Separate from the general county holiday calendar, the Clerk of the Superior Court publishes a holiday schedule. Check it before making the trip to Flagstaff. |
| E-filing exists here, but not for opening probate | Coconino County says attorneys must e-file civil and criminal cases, and the Judicial Branch chart lists Coconino probate as subsequent filings only. Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 1-901 does not permit a will or any document used to initiate a probate case to be e-filed. |
| Public fiduciary of last resort | Coconino County publishes a Public Fiduciary office for estates where nobody else is available to serve. A.R.S. § 14-3301 places the public fiduciary last in the list of who may apply for informal probate or appointment. |
Recent updates
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| December 28, 2024 | Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 3-404, under Administrative Order 2024-210, set the statewide probate filing fee structure at $191.00, made up of a $176.00 base under A.R.S. § 12-284 plus the $15.00 document storage fund under A.R.S. § 12-284.01. |
| January 1, 2026 | Probate Rule 18(a), through R-25-0021, changed the initial hearing date step so the petitioner has thirty days after filing to obtain a hearing date before the court must notify them the petition may be dismissed. |
| April 17, 2026 | The Arizona Judicial Branch e-filing availability chart was updated. It lists Coconino County probate as subsequent filings only, consistent with Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 1-901, which bars e-filing a will or any document used to initiate probate. |
| January 1, 2027 | Probate Rule 3(d), through R-26-0002, will require a non-probate proceeding inside a probate case to be started by a separate pleading rather than combined with a probate petition. |
Page last reviewed: August 2026.
Scenarios
| Scenario | Likely Coconino County path | Where Sunset helps |
|---|---|---|
| Surviving spouse with a co-owned home | Start by confirming whether any court filing is needed. If Arizona's real-property affidavit route under A.R.S. § 14-3971 fits, Coconino County publishes its own packet and says the filer, not the clerk, delivers the certified copy to the Recorder's Office. | Sunset helps find accounts, liens and property details so the spouse can see whether estate settlement can stay on an affidavit path or needs a court case. |
| Out-of-state adult child with a small estate | The opening papers and original will must travel on paper to the Clerk of the Superior Court in Flagstaff. Probate is heard in the Superior Court of Arizona in Coconino County under A.R.S. § 14-1302, and Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 1-901 does not allow electronic case initiation. | Sunset helps assemble the asset list and probate packet from out of state so one mailing does the work of repeated calls and trips. |
| Parent settling predeceased child's estate, home must be sold | If a sale requires authority from a personal representative, letters testamentary or letters of administration under A.R.S. § 14-3103 become the critical document. Rule 42 training must be complete before letters issue, and certified copies come through the clerk. | Sunset helps put training, filing, certified copies and home-sale documents on the same estate settlement timeline so the closing does not stall. |
Self-help resources
| Resource | How it helps | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk of the Superior Court in Coconino County | Filing office for probate in the Superior Court of Arizona in Coconino County under A.R.S. § 14-1302. Staff can answer limited procedural questions but cannot give legal advice. | 200 North San Francisco Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. (928) 679-7600. Website |
| Coconino County Law Library | Publishes a Wills and Probate page, an informal probate packet tied to A.R.S. § 14-3301, a Forms and Answers index, Spanish-language forms and an Ask the Librarian form. | 200 North San Francisco Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. (928) 679-7540. Toll free (877) 806-3187. Wills and Probate |
| Coconino County Small Estate Probate page | Clerk page for county materials under A.R.S. § 14-3971, including the real-property packet description, personal-property document and Recorder's Office handoff. | Small Estate Probate |
| Arizona Judicial Branch Self-Service Center | Statewide legal information and court forms for people representing themselves. Court staff can provide legal information, not legal advice. | Self-Service Center |
| Non-Licensed Fiduciaries Training | Training required before a personal representative can receive letters. The requirement comes from Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure Rule 42 and Administrative Order No. 2012-62, with fiduciary licensing context in A.R.S. § 14-5651. | Training page |
| AZCourtHelp | Arizona Bar Foundation site with a Self-Help Center, Form Finder, Find My Court tool, Legal Aid Options and live chat. | AZCourtHelp |
| Fee waiver and deferral | Arizona Judicial Branch information for deferral and waiver requests under A.R.S. § 12-302, including AOCDFGF1F and AOCDFGF9F. | Fee waiver and deferral |
| DNA-People's Legal Services | Legal aid organization with offices in Flagstaff and Tuba City and a published Understanding Probate resource. Do not assume it represents Arizona superior court probate matters without calling intake. | Central intake: 1-833-362-1102. Flagstaff: (928) 774-0653. Tuba City: (928) 283-5265. Contact |
| Coconino County Public Fiduciary | County office that may serve when nobody else is available. The public fiduciary appears last in the informal probate applicant list under A.R.S. § 14-3301. | Public Fiduciary |
When to hire an attorney
Consider a probate attorney if family members disagree, the original will is missing, the estate includes real property that must be sold, a creditor issue is likely, the case is close to a deadline, or you are unsure whether Coconino County's local forms fit your situation. Court staff and the law library can provide information, but they cannot give legal advice or choose a strategy for you. Sunset connects families with a vetted attorney when legal help is the right next step.
How Sunset helps
Find the accounts and assets. Sunset helps families locate accounts, insurance, retirement assets, real property clues and debts so the estate settlement plan starts with a complete picture.
Generate the probate packet. Sunset uses the information you provide to help assemble a probate packet for the correct Arizona and Coconino County path, including reminders about paper filing, the original will and the Rule 42 training step.
Find a local probate attorney. When a Coconino County estate needs legal judgment, Sunset can connect the family with a vetted probate attorney instead of leaving you to search during a stressful week.
Sunset is free for families. Families can use Sunset's estate settlement tools at no cost, including asset discovery, probate guidance and attorney matching when counsel is needed.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I file probate in Coconino County?
File with the Clerk of the Superior Court at 200 North San Francisco Street in Flagstaff. Probate is heard in the Superior Court of Arizona in Coconino County under A.R.S. § 14-1302, and venue is the county where the person who died was domiciled under A.R.S. § 14-3201.
Can I file a probate case online in Coconino County?
No. Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 1-901 does not permit e-filing a will or any document used to initiate a probate case. Coconino County probate is listed for subsequent filings only, so the opening application or petition goes to the clerk on paper.
How much does it cost to file probate in Coconino County?
Coconino County publishes $351.00 for a probate opening as published in August 2026. Arizona probate filing fee authority begins with A.R.S. § 12-284, and county local fee authority comes from A.R.S. § 11-251.08. Confirm the current amount with the clerk before writing the check.
Do I have to take training before I can serve as personal representative in Coconino County?
Yes. Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure Rule 42 and Administrative Order No. 2012-62 require non-licensed fiduciary training before the court can issue letters to a personal representative, with fiduciary licensing context in A.R.S. § 14-5651. Ask the Coconino County clerk how it wants proof of completion filed.
Can I attend a Coconino County probate hearing remotely?
Possibly, but it is not automatic. R-21-0007 amended Arizona probate rules to authorize and facilitate virtual appearances at probate proceedings by interested parties. Ask the court early whether you may appear remotely.
How do I look up a Coconino County probate case?
The statewide public case search excludes probate cases and uses randomly generated verification words before searching. Coconino County runs no separate probate docket. Call the Clerk of the Superior Court at (928) 679-7600, and remember that the complete file is maintained at the local clerk's office.
Does Coconino County have its own probate forms?
Yes. The clerk's Small Estate Probate page carries county materials under A.R.S. § 14-3971, and the law library's Wills and Probate page publishes an informal probate and personal representative packet under A.R.S. § 14-3301.
Can I file probate at the Page court location instead of driving to Flagstaff?
No for a decedent's estate. Coconino County lists the Clerk of the Superior Court at 200 North San Francisco Street in Flagstaff. Probate is heard in the Superior Court of Arizona in Coconino County under A.R.S. § 14-1302, while the Page court location is not the superior court probate filing office.
What are the clerk's hours in Flagstaff, and when is the office closed?
The clerk is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed weekends and holidays. The clerk publishes its own holiday closure schedule, so check it before traveling to Flagstaff.
What happens if nobody is willing or able to serve as personal representative in Coconino County?
Coconino County publishes a Public Fiduciary office for situations where nobody else is available to serve. A.R.S. § 14-3301 places the public fiduciary last in the list of who may apply for informal probate or appointment.
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