A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings or actions relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for the contest, proceedings or actions.
A.R.S. § 14-2517
Penalty clause for contest; restriction
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Jenifer Duncan v. Olga Rawls (2018)
Most recently applied in Jenifer Duncan v. Olga Rawls (March 2018)
Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.