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See MERP exposure before probate does
Surface risk early.
Surface AHCCCS / MERP risk early so your firm can respond with clarity instead of cleanup.
ProbateZero is the pre-clearance estate authority built for Arizona probate attorneys who want to surface hidden recovery exposure early, replace county-record digging with an attorney-ready briefing, and move from reactive shop to specialized authority.
Cohort geography
One state. One cohort. Pre-clearance built for A.R.S.
ProbateZero serves Arizona probate attorneys exclusively during the founding cohort. State expansion follows cohort milestones, not roadmap.
What every briefing contains
Precision tools engineered for high-stakes Arizona probate intake. Every claim cites the underlying source.
Real Maricopa County records — title vesting, lien encumbrances, valuation, MERP scan, creditor priority — structured into the seven pre-clearance dimensions every probate intake needs. Attorney-ready PDF, 30-action checklist included.
Post-death AHCCCS exposure scan against the 30-day claim window. A.R.S. § 36-2934 + 42 U.S.C. § 1396p.
Vesting chain rebuilt from county recorder data. TOD deeds, defective JTWROS, conservatorship gaps surfaced before petition.
Day 1-7, 8-30, 31-90 sequenced attorney action items. Every claim tied to a real A.R.S. or 42 U.S.C. citation. No vague "review the file" placeholders — every line is the next move. 07 immediate · 13 establish · 10 activate.
Why it matters
In probate intake, the gap between the death event and the petition is where exposure lives. Pre-clearance closes that gap.
Surface risk early.
Surface AHCCCS / MERP risk early so your firm can respond with clarity instead of cleanup.
Automate the intake layer.
Turn manual research into a branded, attorney-ready pre-clearance deliverable.
Command the early-warning seat.
Position your practice as the early-warning authority, not another document shop.
Recover paralegal hours.
Reduce paralegal back-and-forth, repeat questions, and the unbillable cleanup spiral.
Technical Analysis
Composite case files under A.R.S. Title 14 and 42 U.S.C. These illustrative estates highlight the failure windows pre-clearance is designed to close at intake — before the petition is filed.
In this composite estate, the firm absorbed an AHCCCS claim notice on day 89 of the statutory 90-day window under A.R.S. § 36-2935. Three property transfers had already executed by the bar date. A pre-clearance briefing at intake would have surfaced the AHCCCS enrollment and the closing window before any disbursement.
Statute Cited
A.R.S. § 36-2935 · 42 U.S.C. § 1396p
Risk Level
In this composite estate, the failure to file the Inventory and Appraisement within the 90-day window required by A.R.S. § 14-3706 resulted in personal representative removal.
Statutory Clock
90 Days / Mandatory
In this composite estate, attempting a Small Estate Affidavit on real property appraised at $102K — $2K over the $100K threshold under A.R.S. § 14-3971 / § 14-3973 — led to a void transfer and title insurance denial.
In this composite estate, the personal representative failed to notify heirs within the 30-day window under A.R.S. § 14-3705. The delay opened an immediate window for will contest and created grounds for a breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim.
Liability Exposure
High
Firm qualification
ProbateZero is an intelligence layer for firms that want clarity on estate assets and risk before the petition is drafted.
Arizona probate clients with real property, authority lockouts, or Medicaid-adjacent exposure.
A specialized intake layer built for probate, not generic estate-planning software.
Custom-tuned for Arizona Revised Statutes Title 14.
A repeatable intake layer that makes hidden risk visible before the file moves.
Title defects
Surfaced at intake
AHCCCS / MERP
Scanned pre-petition
Speed, clarity, and an attorney-ready deliverable your team can actually use.
Start your first briefing — freeOld way vs new way
Late surfacing
Discover MERP / AHCCCS exposure during probate.
Manual digging
Chase county records and scattered notes.
Cleanup tax
Absorb the cleanup hours inside the firm.
Reactive position
Sound like every other reactive probate shop.
Hidden risk
Let trust-funding gaps and hidden risk surface late.
Reveal exposure early
Pre-clearance scan
Reveal exposure before probate opens. Surface AHCCCS / MERP risk inside the 90-day claim window at intake instead of mid-administration.
Briefing in place of guesswork
Standardized deliverable
Use a pre-clearance briefing instead of guesswork. County records, deed history, and statutory citations consolidated into one attorney-ready document.
Clarity for the family
Executor experience
Hand families a clear next step at intake. The briefing reads as the firm's institutional voice, not a paralegal scramble.
Specialized authority
Market positioning
Position as a specialized authority — the firm that sees exposure before probate does, not another document shop.
Hidden risk, surfaced
Client-ready output
Turn hidden risk into a client-ready asset — the deliverable that justifies the engagement before the petition is filed.
Institutional intelligence
The questions that come up on every intro call. Answered before the call.
It surfaces MERP / AHCCCS exposure early, then turns it into a client-ready pre-clearance briefing your firm can use immediately.
Arizona solo and small-firm probate attorneys who want a specialized intake layer and a cleaner workflow.
No. This is a pre-clearance layer that helps you see what matters before probate turns it into a crisis.
ProbateZero uses a premium pay-per-briefing model with three tiers — no subscriptions, no demos, first briefing free for verified Arizona probate attorneys.
Competitors focus on planning, document generation, or practice management. ProbateZero is built around exposure visibility before probate forces it into the open.
Long-form, statute-cited analysis. Written by the founder.
The five-stage pre-clearance framework: enrollment verification, claim-window mapping, asset-reachability, exemption identification, executor priority sequencing.
Why the profession’s biggest liability is a timing problem. Five failure archetypes that account for 72% of estate administration complications.
Seven instruments for probate avoidance, what each does, what each breaks on, and the small-estate-affidavit cap nobody catches in time.
Every showcase briefing is an illustrative composite estate built from public Arizona probate records, A.R.S. statutes, and AHCCCS enrollment data. No client PII. Seven sections. Thirty action items. Every claim cited.
First briefing free for verified Arizona probate attorneys. No meetings, no demos — submit the file, the briefing arrives in 30 minutes.
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