{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-14-3104","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 14-3104","heading":"Claims against decedent; necessity of administration","body":"No proceeding to enforce a claim against the estate of a decedent or his successors may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative. After the appointment and until distribution, all proceedings and actions to enforce a claim against the estate are governed by the procedure prescribed by this chapter. After distribution a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover from the distributees as provided in section 14-3934 or from a former personal representative individually liable as provided in section 14-3935. This section has no application to a proceeding by a secured creditor of the decedent to enforce his right to his security except as to any deficiency judgment which might be sought therein.","path":["Title 14 Trusts, Estates and Protective Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/14/03104.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"a790ce739110b9e1ab783a400919f81669f37ab20a108232d6e8093f7cef6dc1","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-14-3103","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-14-3105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}