Fill and Sign the Petition for Family Allowance Form

Name:_________________________________________________Address:_______________________________________________City, State. Zip:_________________________________________Telephone:_____________________________________________State Bar Code:_________________________________________Client:_________________________________________________ IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA In and for the County of ___________________ ___________________________________________IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: CASE NO._____________________________________ PETITION FOR FAMILY ALLOWANCE Deceased. IN PROBATE AND APPROVAL BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE [ ] Informal [ ] Formal [ ] Supervised_________________________________________________________________________________________1. Decedent was domiciled in Arizona at the time of his death.2. The surviving spouse and dependent children of decedent are entitled to a reasonable living allowance in money out of this estate for their maintenance during the period of administration pursuant ARS 14-2403 (A).3. The family allowance is not chargeable against any benefit or share passing to the surviving spouse or children by intestate succession, but it is chargeable against any share passing by the will of decedent unless the will provides otherwise.4. If decedent left a will, it expressly provides that the personal representative shall grant this Family Allowance in addition to any share passing by the will. 5. The personal representative, pursuant to ARS 14-2404, is empowered to set a reasonable allowance and pay it, without court order, up to $500 per month for one year or a lump sum of $6000 based on the needs and circumstances of the family during administration.6. I am entitled to a family allowance because at the time of decedent's death I was a [ ] Surviving Souse; [ ] Dependent Child;[ ] Person having the care and custody of a dependent child. ARS 14-24037. To my knowledge, no other family allowance has been given to any other person who was related to decedent.8. The amount I have requested below as family allowance is reasonable for the following reasons: WHEREFORE, I request that the Personal Representative of this estate:[ ] Allow payment of $__________per month for________months as reasonable maintenance for decedent's family beginning ________________________. [ ] Allow lump sum payment of $____________as reasonable maintenance for decedent's family payable ______________________.[ ] Inasmuch as the amount which I have requested exceeds either $6000 lump sum or $500 per month for one year, I request that a Hearing be set and at that Hearing the Court approve of this allowance. Dated __________________ ________________________________________Signature of APPROVAL OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE I am the Personal Representative in this action and [ ] approve [ ] disapprove the above Petition for Family Allowance because:Dated __________________ _________________________________________Signature of Personal Representative