Utah § 75-2-101 - Intestate succession.
Full text of Utah Utah Code § 75-2-101 — Intestate succession., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 75-2-101. Intestate succession.
| (1) | Any part of a decedent's estate not effectively disposed of by will passes by intestate succession to the decedent's heirs as provided in this title, except as modified by the decedent's will. |
| (2) | A decedent by will may expressly exclude or limit the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession. If that individual or a member of that class survives the decedent, the share of the decedent's intestate estate to which that individual or class would have succeeded passes as if that individual or each member of that class had disclaimed his intestate share. |
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 39, 1998 General Session
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Section 75-2-101 ("Intestate succession.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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