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The Trustee Learning Center
Learn what Arizona law actually provides — in plain language, on the real statutes — before you decide anything. The library states the law and recommends nothing.
The guides
Getting started · 6 min read
You were named successor trustee. What does Arizona law expect?
Accepting the office, the duties from day one, the two sixty-day notices, and the estate beside the trust.
Core duties · 6 min read
The duty to inform and report under Arizona law
Who is kept informed, the two sixty-day notices, the annual report and its waiver, and the one-year period.
Core duties · 6 min read
Prudent administration and investing under Arizona law
The prudent investor rule, impartiality, loyalty and its presumptions, and the limits on discretion.
Distributions · 6 min read
Distributions and "by representation" in Arizona
The words in Arizona's statutes, discretionary distributions, distributing after a death, and the thirty-day proposal.
Compensation · 6 min read
How an Arizona trustee is paid
The standard, the thirty days' advance notice, reimbursement, and what happens when compensation is questioned.
Working with others · 5 min read
Serving with cotrustees in Arizona
Majority action, participation, delegation between cotrustees, dissent, the vacancy and the certification of trust.
Working with others · 5 min read
Hiring help: delegation, agents and powers to direct in Arizona
Delegating with care, engaging professionals, investment agents, and powers to direct.
Records · 5 min read
Records and receipts: what an Arizona trustee keeps
What the statute provides, the report that rests on the record, and practical habits.
Working with others · 6 min read
When beneficiaries disagree: Arizona's options
Settling by agreement, the instrument's dispute procedure, the superior court, remedies, fees and the time limits.
Closing · 6 min read
Ending a trust under Arizona law
When an Arizona trust ends, the proposal for distribution, the reserve, the release rule and the final report.
The library, by question
What does the role ask of me?
Notices and accountings
Money: fees and costs
Timelines, property, and closing
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