Under A.R.S. § 12-612, the law limits the parties who can file wrongful death lawsuits. A wrongful death lawsuit can be filed by the surviving spouse of the decedent, the decedent's children, the decedent's parents (if the decedent had no children or was unmarried), the grandparents, the siblings, the personal representative or executor of the decedent's estate. If the wrongful death claim is filed by the executive or personal representative of the estate, the proceeds from any award benefit the decedent's heirs or estate's beneficiaries.