§ 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 Expenses in estate litigation
§ 75-3-720 Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate
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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 75 > Chapter 3 > Part 7 - Duties and Powers of Personal Representatives

  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.