SSC: Appointment of Special Administrator

Superior Court APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

ATTENTION: Use the forms on this page if the following factors apply to your situation:

Someone has died and there is no living spouse, no court-appointed Personal Representative of the Estate (executor), or other person currently authorized or immediately available to make necessary funeral arrangements, AND
You want to be appointed "Special Administrator" with authority to make urgent funeral arrangements ONLY, AND
You do not want to be appointed "Personal Representative" (commonly known as "executor") of the Estate at this time.

Packets contain ALL forms and ALL instructions needed for this process. Where there are separate packets for Instructions and Forms, get BOTH packets.

Packets
Title	File	English	Spanish
Appointment of Special Administrator for Funeral Arrangements - Forms and Instructions	PBESA1	PDF	PDF

The individual forms and instructions below are already included in the Packet(s) above. If you choose to download the documents individually, make sure you get ALL of the instructions and ALL of the forms. Be sure the documents are in the following order:

Instructions
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Instructions: How to Complete All Forms	pbesa10i	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
2	Procedures: What to do After Completing All Forms	pbesa10p	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word

Forms
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Probate Cover Sheet	pb10f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
2	Application for Emergency Appointment as Special Administrator for Funeral Arrangements	pbesa11f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
3	Letters of Appointment and Acceptance of Appointment	pbesa17f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
4	Order for Emergency Appointment of Special Administrator for Funeral Arrangements	pbesa81f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word

The Judicial Branch of Arizona, Maricopa County