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When Probate Cases Get Sealed
The short answer
Most probates, whether informal, formal or supervised, are handled the same way for privacy purposes, though certain documents can be filed under seal if needed. The main exception is a matter centered on a minor, such as a conservatorship opened for a child who is to receive money from a probate, which is sealed.
From the full episode Privacy in Arizona Probate: What Becomes Public (17:49).
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Transcript
They are mostly handled the same way. Again, there are certain things that would get filed under seal if they needed to be. But yes, most probates are all the same, even if it's informal, formal, supervised.
The only difference is, like I'd mentioned, a sealed matter, which centers around a minor. So, if they're supposed to get money from the probate and so we need to open a conservatorship, that gets sealed, because only basically the law firms involved or the parents can get the documents from that case.
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