Arizona's Pretermitted Child Rule
If a child is born or adopted after the will was signed and is not provided for, the child generally receives the share they would have received under intestate succession. Existing children deliberately omitted do not get this protection if the will's language shows the omission was intentional.
Drafting to Avoid Disputes
Modern Arizona wills typically include a clause stating that the testator intends to provide for all children currently living and any children born after the will is signed ("any future-born or adopted children") or, conversely, intends to disinherit specific named individuals. Clear language prevents pretermitted heir claims later.
Arizona Statutory Rule
Arizona's omitted child statute is A.R.S. 14-2302, which sets the share an unintentionally omitted child receives.