Utah Code — 75
Browse 459 sections in division 75 of the Utah code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 75-1-101. Short title.
- § 75-1-102. Purposes -- Rule of construction.
- § 75-1-103. Supplementary general principles of law applicable.
- § 75-1-104. Severability.
- § 75-1-105. Construction against implied repeal.
- § 75-1-106. Effect of fraud and evasion.
- § 75-1-107. Evidence of death or status.
- § 75-1-108. Acts by holder of general power.
- § 75-1-109. Duty to comply with environmental laws -- Definitions.
- § 75-1-110. Cost of living adjustment of certain dollar amounts.
- § 75-1-111. Time of taking effect -- Provisions for transition.
- § 75-1-201. Title definitions.
- § 75-1-301. Territorial application.
- § 75-1-302. Subject matter jurisdiction.
- § 75-1-303. Venue -- Multiple proceedings -- Transfer -- Orders and hearings.
- § 75-1-304. Practice in court.
- § 75-1-305. Records and certified copies.
- § 75-1-306. Jury trial.
- § 75-1-307. Registrar.
- § 75-1-308. Appeals.
- § 75-1-309. Oath or affirmation on filed documents.
- § 75-1-310. Costs -- In discretion of court.
- § 75-1-311. Consent to jurisdiction.
- § 75-1-312. Alternative resolution of disputes.
- § 75-1-401. Notice -- Method and time of giving.
- § 75-1-402. Notice -- Waiver.
- § 75-1-403. Pleadings -- Notice.
- § 75-1-404. Publication in newspapers.
- § 75-2-101. Intestate succession.
- § 75-2-102. Intestate share of spouse.
- § 75-2-103. Share of heirs other than surviving spouse.
- § 75-2-104. Requirement of survival by 120 hours -- Individual in gestation.
- § 75-2-105. No taker -- Minerals and mineral proceeds.
- § 75-2-106. Definitions -- Per capita at each generation -- Terms in governing instruments.
- § 75-2-107. Kindred of half blood.
- § 75-2-109. Advancements.
- § 75-2-110. Debts to decedent.
- § 75-2-111. Alienage.
- § 75-2-112. Dower and curtesy abolished.
- § 75-2-113. Individuals related to decedent through two lines.
- § 75-2-114. Parent and child relationship.
- § 75-2-201. Definitions.
- § 75-2-202. Elective share -- Supplemental elective share amount -- Effect of election on statutory benefits -- Nondomicilary.
- § 75-2-203. Composition of the augmented estate.
- § 75-2-204. Decedent's net probate estate.
- § 75-2-205. Decedent's nonprobate transfers to others.
- § 75-2-206. Decedent's nonprobate transfers to the surviving spouse.
- § 75-2-207. Surviving spouse's property and nonprobate transfers to others -- Included property -- Time of valuation.
- § 75-2-208. Exclusions, valuation, and overlapping application.
- § 75-2-209. Sources from which elective share payable -- Elective share amount -- Unsatisfied balance.
- § 75-2-210. Personal liability of recipients.
- § 75-2-211. Proceeding for elective share -- Time limit.
- § 75-2-212. Right of election personal to surviving spouse -- Incapacitated surviving spouse -- Custodial trust.
- § 75-2-213. Waiver of right to elect and of other rights.
- § 75-2-214. Protection of payors and other third parties.
- § 75-2-301. Entitlement of spouse -- Premarital will.
- § 75-2-302. Omitted children.
- § 75-2-401. Exempt property and allowances -- Applicable law.
- § 75-2-402. Homestead allowance.
- § 75-2-403. Exempt property.
- § 75-2-404. Family allowance.
- § 75-2-405. Source, determination, and documentation.
- § 75-2-501. Who may make will -- Testamentary capacity.
- § 75-2-502. Execution -- Witnessed wills -- Holographic wills.
- § 75-2-503. Writings intended as wills.
- § 75-2-504. Self-proved will.
- § 75-2-505. Who may witness.
- § 75-2-506. Choice of law as to execution.
- § 75-2-507. Revocation by writing or by act.
- § 75-2-508. Revocation by change of circumstances.
- § 75-2-509. Revival of revoked will.
- § 75-2-510. Incorporation by reference.
- § 75-2-511. Testamentary additions to trusts.
- § 75-2-512. Events of independent significance.
- § 75-2-513. Separate writing identifying devise of certain types of tangible personal property.
- § 75-2-514. Contracts concerning succession.
- § 75-2-515. Penalty clause for contest.
- § 75-2-601. Scope.
- § 75-2-602. Will construed to pass all property and after-acquired property.
- § 75-2-603. Definitions -- Antilapse -- Deceased devisee -- Class gifts -- Substitute gifts.
- § 75-2-604. Failure of testamentary provision.
- § 75-2-605. Increase in securities -- Accessions.
- § 75-2-606. Nonademption of specific devises -- Unpaid proceeds of sale, condemnation, or insurance -- Sale by conservatory or agent.
- § 75-2-607. Nonexoneration.
- § 75-2-609. Ademption by satisfaction.
- § 75-2-610. Marital deduction formulas -- Wills.
- § 75-2-611. Direction to pay taxes in will.
- § 75-2-701. Scope.
- § 75-2-702. Requirement of survival by 120 hours -- Under probate code or governing instrument -- Co-owners -- Exceptions -- Protection of payors, third parties, and bona fide purchasers -- Personal liability of recipient.
- § 75-2-703. Choice of law as to meaning and effect of governing instrument.
- § 75-2-705. Class gifts construed to accord with intestate succession.
- § 75-2-706. Definitions -- Life insurance -- Retirement plan -- Account with POD designation -- Transfer-on-death registration -- Deceased beneficiary -- Substitute gift -- Protection of payors and bona fide purchasers -- Personal liability of recipient.
- § 75-2-707. Definitions -- Survivorship with respect to future interests under terms of trust -- Substitute takers.
- § 75-2-708. Class gifts to "descendants," "issue," or "heirs of the body" -- Form of distribution if none specified.
- § 75-2-709. Definitions -- Representation -- Per capita at each generation -- Per stirpes.
- § 75-2-710. Worthier-title doctrine abolished.
- § 75-2-711. Interests in "heirs" and like.
- § 75-2-801. Disclaimer of property interests -- Time -- Form -- Effect -- Waiver and bar -- Remedy not exclusive -- Application.
- § 75-2-802. Effect of divorce, annulment, and decree of separation.
- § 75-2-803. Definitions -- Effect of homicide on intestate succession, wills, trusts, joint assets, life insurance, and beneficiary designations -- Petition -- Forfeiture -- Revocation.
- § 75-2-804. Definitions -- Revocation of probate and nonprobate transfers by divorce -- Effect of severance -- Revival -- Protection of payors, third parties, and bona fide purchasers -- Personal liability of recipient -- No revocation by other changes of circumstances.
- § 75-2-805. Reformation to correct mistakes.
- § 75-2-806. Modification to achieve transferor's tax objectives.
- § 75-2-807. Effect of disqualifying felony offense on intestate succession, wills, trusts, joint assets, life insurance, beneficiary designations -- Forfeiture -- Revocation.
- § 75-2-902. Duty of custodian of will -- Liability.
- § 75-2-1001. Honorary trusts -- Trusts for pets.
- § 75-2-1201. Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities.
- § 75-2-1202. Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 75-2-1203. Validity of nonvested property interest -- Validity of general power of appointment subject to a condition precedent -- Validity of nongeneral or testamentary power of appointment -- Effect of certain "later-of" type language.
- § 75-2-1204. When nonvested property interest or power of appointment created.
- § 75-2-1205. Reformation.
- § 75-2-1206. Exclusions from statutory rule against perpetuities.
- § 75-2-1206.5. Savings provision.
- § 75-2-1207. Prospective application.
- § 75-2-1208. Rule against perpetuities does not apply.
- § 75-2-1209. Real estate conveyed to a trust under the Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities.
- § 75-2-1301. Transitional provisions.
- § 75-2-1401. Title.
- § 75-2-1402. Definitions.
- § 75-2-1403. Law applicable to electronic will -- Principles of equity.
- § 75-2-1404. Choice of law regarding execution.
- § 75-2-1405. Execution of an electronic will.
- § 75-2-1406. Harmless error.
- § 75-2-1407. Revocation.
- § 75-2-1408. Electronic will attested and made self-proving at time of execution.
- § 75-2-1409. Certification of paper copy.
- § 75-2-1410. Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 75-2-1411. Transitional provision.
- § 2b-102. Application.
- § 2b-103. Rebuttable presumptions.
- § 2b-104. Disposition upon death.
- § 2b-105. Perfection of title of surviving spouse.
- § 2b-106. Perfection of title of personal representative, heir or devisee.
- § 2b-107. Purchaser for value or lender.
- § 2b-108. Creditor's rights.
- § 2b-109. Acts of married persons.
- § 2b-110. Limitations on testamentary disposition.
- § 2b-111. Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 75-3-101. Devolution of estate at death -- Restrictions.
- § 75-3-102. Necessity of order of probate for will.
- § 75-3-103. Necessity of appointment for administration.
- § 75-3-104. Claims against decedent -- Necessity of administration -- Exclusions.
- § 75-3-104.5. Notice to state agencies.
- § 75-3-105. Proceedings affecting devolution and administration -- Jurisdiction of subject matter.
- § 75-3-106. Scope of proceedings -- Proceedings independent -- Exception.
- § 75-3-107. Probate and testacy proceedings -- Ultimate time limit -- Presumption and order of intestacy.
- § 75-3-108. Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action.
- § 75-3-109. Letters upon several estates jointly.
- § 75-3-201. Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings -- Location of property.
- § 75-3-202. Appointment or testacy proceedings -- Conflicting claim of domicile in another state.
- § 75-3-203. Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative.
- § 75-3-204. Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate.
- § 75-3-301. Informal probate or appointment proceedings -- Application -- Contents.
- § 75-3-302. Informal probate -- Duty of registrar -- Effect of informal probate.
- § 75-3-303. Informal probate -- Proof and findings required.
- § 75-3-304. Informal probate -- Unavailable in certain cases.
- § 75-3-305. Informal probate -- Registrar not satisfied.
- § 75-3-306. Informal probate -- Notice requirements.
- § 75-3-307. Informal appointment proceedings -- Delay in order -- Duty of registrar -- Effect of appointment.
- § 75-3-308. Informal appointment proceedings -- Proof and findings required.
- § 75-3-309. Informal appointment proceedings -- Registrar not satisfied.
- § 75-3-310. Informal appointment proceedings -- Notice requirements.
- § 75-3-311. Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases.
- § 75-3-401. Formal testacy proceedings -- Nature -- When commenced.
- § 75-3-402. Formal testacy or appointment proceedings -- Petition -- Contents.
- § 75-3-403. Formal testacy proceeding -- Notice of hearing on petition.
- § 75-3-404. Formal testacy proceedings -- Written objections to probate.
- § 75-3-405. Formal testacy proceedings -- Uncontested cases -- Hearings and proof.
- § 75-3-406. Formal testacy proceedings -- Contested cases -- Testimony of attesting witnesses.
- § 75-3-407. Formal testacy proceedings -- Burdens in contested cases.
- § 75-3-408. Formal testacy proceedings -- Will construction -- Effect of final order in another jurisdiction.
- § 75-3-409. Formal testacy proceedings -- Order -- Foreign will.
- § 75-3-410. Formal testacy proceedings -- Probate of more than one instrument.
- § 75-3-411. Formal testacy proceedings -- Partial intestacy.
- § 75-3-412. Formal testacy proceedings -- Effect of order -- Vacation.
- § 75-3-413. Formal testacy proceedings -- Vacation of order for other cause.
- § 75-3-414. Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative.
- § 75-3-501. Nature of proceeding.
- § 75-3-502. Petition -- Order.
- § 75-3-503. Effect on other proceedings.
- § 75-3-504. Powers of personal representative.
- § 75-3-505. Interim orders -- Distribution and closing orders.
- § 75-3-601. Qualification.
- § 75-3-602. Acceptance of appointment -- Consent to jurisdiction.
- § 75-3-603. Bond not required -- Exceptions.
- § 75-3-604. Bond amount -- Security -- Procedure -- Reduction.
- § 75-3-605. Demand for bond by interested person.
- § 75-3-606. Terms and conditions of bonds.
- § 75-3-607. Order restraining personal representative.
- § 75-3-608. Termination of appointment -- General.
- § 75-3-609. Termination of appointment -- Death or disability.
- § 75-3-610. Termination of appointment -- Voluntary.
- § 75-3-611. Termination of appointment by removal -- Cause -- Procedure.
- § 75-3-612. Termination of appointment -- Change of testacy status.
- § 75-3-613. Successor personal representative.
- § 75-3-614. Special administrator -- Appointment.
- § 75-3-615. Appointment of special administrators.
- § 75-3-616. Special administrator -- Appointed informally -- Powers and duties.
- § 75-3-617. Special administrator -- Formal proceedings -- Power and duties.
- § 75-3-618. Termination of appointment -- Special administrator.
- § 75-3-701. Time of accrual of duties and powers.
- § 75-3-702. Priority among different letters.
- § 75-3-703. General duties -- Relation and liability to persons interested in estate -- Standing to sue.
- § 75-3-704. Personal representative to proceed without court order -- Exception.
- § 75-3-705. Duty of personal representative -- Inventory and appraisement.
- § 75-3-706. Employment of appraisers.
- § 75-3-707. Duty of personal representative -- Supplementary inventory.
- § 75-3-708. Duty of personal representative -- Possession of estate.
- § 75-3-709. Power to avoid transfers.
- § 75-3-710. Powers of personal representatives -- In general.
- § 75-3-711. Improper exercise of power -- Breach of fiduciary duty.
- § 75-3-712. Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest -- Voidable -- Exceptions.
- § 75-3-713. Persons dealing with personal representative -- Protection.
- § 75-3-714. Transactions authorized for personal representatives -- Exceptions.
- § 75-3-715. Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
- § 75-3-716. Co-representatives -- When joint action required.
- § 75-3-717. Powers of surviving personal representative.
- § 75-3-718. Compensation of personal representative and attorney.
- § 75-3-719. Costs and expenses in estate litigation.
- § 75-3-720. Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate.
- § 75-3-801. Notice to creditors.
- § 75-3-802. Statutes of limitations.
- § 75-3-803. Limitations on presentation of claims.
- § 75-3-804. Manner of presentation of claims.
- § 75-3-805. Classification of claims.
- § 75-3-806. Allowance of claims.
- § 75-3-807. Payment of claims.
- § 75-3-808. Individual liability of personal representative.
- § 75-3-809. Secured claims.
- § 75-3-810. Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims.
- § 75-3-811. Counterclaims.
- § 75-3-812. Execution and levies prohibited.
- § 75-3-813. Compromise of claims.
- § 75-3-814. Encumbered assets.
- § 75-3-815. Administration in more than one state -- Duty of personal representative.
- § 75-3-816. Final distribution to domiciliary representative.
- § 75-3-901. Successors' rights if no administration.
- § 75-3-902. Distribution -- Order in which assets appropriated -- Abatement.
- § 75-3-903. Right of retainer.
- § 75-3-904. Interest on general pecuniary devise.
- § 75-3-905. Penalty clause for contest.
- § 75-3-906. Distribution in kind -- Valuation -- Method.
- § 75-3-907. Distribution in kind -- Evidence.
- § 75-3-908. Distribution -- Right or title of distributee.
- § 75-3-909. Improper distribution -- Liability of distributee.
- § 75-3-910. Purchasers from distributees protected.
- § 75-3-911. Partition for purpose of distribution.
- § 75-3-912. Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative.
- § 75-3-913. Distributions to trustee.
- § 75-3-914. Disposition of unclaimed assets.
- § 75-3-915. Distribution to person under disability.
- § 75-3-916. Apportionment of estate taxes.
- § 75-3-917. Certain formula clauses to be construed to refer to federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax rules applicable to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2009.
- § 75-3-918. Distribution to a purchaser of interest in a decedent's estate -- Exclusions -- Requirements for filing and agreement contents and form -- Redactions required -- Hearing -- Probate action in another state.
- § 75-3-1001. Formal proceedings terminating administration -- Testate or intestate -- Order of general protection.
- § 75-3-1002. Formal proceedings terminating testate administration -- Order construing will without adjudicating testacy.
- § 75-3-1003. Closing estates -- By sworn statement of personal representative -- Waiver of accountings.
- § 75-3-1004. Liability of distributees to claimants.
- § 75-3-1005. Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.
- § 75-3-1006. Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.
- § 75-3-1007. Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance.
- § 75-3-1008. Subsequent administration.
- § 75-3-1101. Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third persons.
- § 75-3-1102. Procedure for securing court approval of compromise.
- § 75-3-1201. Collection of personal property by affidavit -- Vehicles -- Water shares excluded.
- § 75-3-1202. Effect of affidavit.
- § 75-3-1203. Small estates -- Summary administrative procedure.
- § 75-3-1204. Small estates -- Closing by sworn statement of personal representative.
- § 75-4-101. Definitions.
- § 75-4-201. Payment of debt and delivery of property to domiciliary foreign personal representative without local administration.
- § 75-4-202. Payment or delivery discharges.
- § 75-4-203. Resident creditor notice.
- § 75-4-204. Proof of authority -- Bond.
- § 75-4-205. Powers.
- § 75-4-206. Power of representatives in transition.
- § 75-4-207. Ancillary and other local administrations -- Provisions governing.
- § 75-4-301. Jurisdiction by act of foreign personal representative.
- § 75-4-302. Jurisdiction by act of decedent.
- § 75-4-303. Service on foreign personal representative.
- § 75-4-401. Effect of adjudication for or against personal representative.
- § 75-5-101.1. Definitions for chapter.
- § 75-5-101.5. Jurisdiction of subject matter -- Consolidation of proceedings.
- § 75-5-102. Facility of payment or delivery.
- § 75-5-103. Delegation of powers by parent or guardian.
- § 75-5-104. Power of court to appoint guardian ad litem not affected.
- § 75-5-105. Bond of guardian.
- § 75-5-201. Status of guardian of minor -- General.
- § 75-5-202. Appointment of guardian of minor.
- § 75-5-202.5. Appointment of guardian by written instrument.
- § 75-5-203. Objection to appointment.
- § 75-5-204. Court appointment of guardian of minor -- Conditions for appointment.
- § 75-5-205. Court appointment of guardian of minor -- Venue.
- § 75-5-206. Court appointment of guardian of minor -- Qualifications -- Priority of minor's nominee.
- § 75-5-207. Court appointment of guardian of minor -- Procedure.
- § 75-5-208. Consent to service by acceptance of appointment -- Notice.
- § 75-5-209. Powers and duties of guardian of minor -- Residual parental rights and duties -- Adoption of a ward.
- § 75-5-210. Termination of appointment of guardian -- General.
- § 75-5-211. Proceedings subsequent to appointment -- Venue.
- § 75-5-212. Resignation or removal proceedings.
- § 75-5-301. Appointment of guardian for incapacitated person.