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Terms Used In Utah Code 75-7-501

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
75-7-501.  Rights of beneficiary‘s creditor or assignee.
     To the extent a beneficiary’s interest is not protected by a spendthrift provision or Section 25-6-502, the court may authorize a creditor or assignee of the beneficiary to reach the beneficiary’s interest by attachment of present or future distributions to or for the benefit of the beneficiary or other means. The court may limit the award to relief as is appropriate under the circumstances.

Amended by Chapter 204, 2017 General Session