Probate and Trust
Mission
(1.2) The purposes of the section shall be to consider all
matters of legal interest relating to the various subjects covered
by the section, as follows:
- The law with respect to wills, the administration of estates,
estate and tax planning, probate court jurisdiction, the
advisability of specific probate statutes or rules, other matters
of interest in the field of probate law, the law with respect to
trusts in all of its various aspects, including the creation of
trust estates, trustees and their powers and duties, trust
companies and their relationships to trustors, beneficiaries and
the public, the investment, control and protection of trust funds,
the function of the various forms of trusts created, consideration
of legislation with respect to trusts, and other matters of general
interest in the field of trust law, the law with respect to
guardianships and conservatorships, consideration of legislation
pertaining to guardianships and conservatorships, the law with
respect to Powers of Attorney and Living Wills and the
consideration of legislation pertaining to Powers of Attorney or
Living Wills.
(1.3) In addition to those purposes specifically set forth above
in 1.2, the section shall promote throughout the State of Arizona,
the legal education of the members of the Bar and the public on the
subject of probate, trust law and related topics through the
sponsorship of meetings, seminars and conferences devoted to those
subjects and by the preparation and dissemination of pamphlets and
brochures with respect thereto and by preparing and sponsoring the
publication of legal writings in this field.
Proposed Arizona Trust Code Legislation
The Executive Council wants section members to have ready access
to the proposed Arizona Trust Code ("ATC"). The following are
links to:
Read the current newsletter.
Read more information regarding the Credit
Shelter Trust.
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SBA Section Administrator
Teri
Yeates
4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85016-6288
602.340.7312