§ 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
§ 75-3-104.5 Notice to the Office of Recovery Services
§ 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
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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 75 > Chapter 3 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.