What does Arizona require for a will to be enforceable?

The person making the will must be at least 18 years old, must have testamentary capacity — understanding the nature and extent of their property, the consequences of making a will, and being able to make reasonable judgments about what it covers — and must sign voluntarily, without coercion, duress, or undue influence.

What is probate in Arizona?

Probate is the process of administering a deceased person's estate. The court appoints an executor, administrator, or personal representative to collect the decedent's assets, sell property where funds are needed, pay remaining liabilities, and distribute what is left to beneficiaries under the will or under Arizona intestacy law.

Estate planning

Pennington Estate Planning

Pennington Law, PLLC is an Arizona estate planning and probate law firm serving clients in the West Valley of the Phoenix metro. Its work covers wills, trusts, probate and estate administration, trust administration, and asset protection planning for individuals, small business owners, military members, executives, and retirees.

The firm's asset protection and wealth practice includes domestic and foreign asset protection trusts, limited partnerships, retirement protection and retirement tax strategies, long-term care planning, cash-value life insurance, wealth-generating trusts, and fixed index annuities. The estate planning attorneys work one-on-one with clients, and the firm offers a free initial consultation or case evaluation.

Offices are in Surprise, Sun City West, Peoria, and Buckeye (Verrado), and the firm serves clients in Surprise, Sun City West, Peoria, Goodyear, Buckeye, and surrounding communities across the Valley of the Sun. It cites a Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent rating and a Platinum Client Champion Award.

Buyers outside Arizona should look elsewhere: the practice is licensed and marketed for Arizona matters, and the site describes Arizona statute — will execution requirements, probate procedure, and intestacy — rather than multi-state planning.

Best for

Arizona owners and families in the West Valley who need wills, trusts, probate or trust administration, or asset protection planning, and who want a firm that also runs a wealth management practice; not a fit for planning outside Arizona.

What they do

Wills
Revocable and irrevocable trusts
Probate and estate administration
Trust administration
Domestic asset protection trusts
Foreign asset protection trusts
Limited partnerships
Retirement protection and retirement tax strategies
Long-term care planning

Details

Attribute	Value
Offices	Sun City West, AZ, Peoria, AZ, Buckeye, AZ
Memberships	Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent rated

What stands out

Keeps offices in Surprise, Sun City West, Peoria, and Buckeye, Arizona, and serves clients across the Valley of the Sun.
Cites a Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent rating and a Platinum Client Champion Award.
Runs a wealth protection and growth practice alongside the law practice, covering long-term care planning, cash-value life insurance, and fixed index annuities.
Offers a free initial consultation or case evaluation.

Common questions

What does Arizona require for a will to be enforceable?: The person making the will must be at least 18 years old, must have testamentary capacity — understanding the nature and extent of their property, the consequences of making a will, and being able to make reasonable judgments about what it covers — and must sign voluntarily, without coercion, duress, or undue influence.
What is probate in Arizona?: Probate is the process of administering a deceased person's estate. The court appoints an executor, administrator, or personal representative to collect the decedent's assets, sell property where funds are needed, pay remaining liabilities, and distribute what is left to beneficiaries under the will or under Arizona intestacy law.