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If you die with no descendants, or if all of your descendants are from you and your surviving spouse. Your spouse inherits all of your intestate property. (Utah Code § 75-2-102 (2023).)
Except as provided in Section 75-3-1201, to be effective to prove the transfer of any property or to nominate a personal representative, a will must be declared to be valid by an order of informal probate by the registrar, or an adjudication of probate by the court, except that a duly executed and unrevoked will which ...
In Utah, you can make a living trust to avoid probate for virtually any asset you own—real estate, bank accounts, vehicles, and so on. You need to create a trust document (similar to a will), naming someone to take over as trustee after your death (called a "successor trustee").
Submit your claim directly to the probate court and serve a copy on the personal representative. If you file a formal claim and the personal representative rejects it, you can file suit against the estate within three months of the rejection.
How long does the probate process take in Utah? That depends on the nature of the assets in the estate, and whether there are any objections to the appointment of the personal representative or the validity of the will. In most cases, however, the probate process takes approximately four to five months.
Who may file. Anyone may file a probate case. To be appointed the personal representative, an applicant must be at least 21 years old.
The Utah probate process typically needs to occur if someone passed away, owned assets in their name only, and did not have a trust or comprehensive estate plan in place before they died.
Real property owned solely in the decedent's name, or as a tenant in common; 2. Personal property such as cars, household items, and jewelry; 3. Bank accounts titled solely in decedent's name; 4. Life insurance policies and brokerage accounts listing decedent or decedent's estate as beneficiary; 5.
What is probate property? Real estate and vehicles. Titled assets owned solely by the deceased person will be part of the probate process. Personal property. Household items go through probate, along with clothing, jewelry, and collections. Bank accounts. Stocks and bonds. Business assets. Tenants-in-common assets.