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Selling Inherited Property in Utah
Selling inherited property in Utah: how a personal representative clears title under Utah Code 75-3-710, and what the sale costs in tax.
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Utah Advance Health Care Directive
A Utah advance health care directive now runs on Title 75A Chapter 9. One adult witness, no notary, and a health care instruction needs nothing in writing.
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Utah Ancillary Probate
Utah ancillary probate: a foreign personal representative can file authenticated copies in the county holding the property and then act on Utah assets.
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Utah Creditor Claims
Utah creditor claims run on three dates: three months from a published notice, 90 or 60 days on a mailed notice, and one year after the death.
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Utah Debt Payment Priority
Utah Code 75-3-805 pays reasonable funeral expenses first and administration costs second when an estate cannot cover every claim. Here is the whole order.
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Utah Digital Assets After Death
Utah's digital assets act moved to Title 75A, Chapter 6 in 2024. An online tool outranks your will, and a custodian answers a fiduciary within 60 days.
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Utah Estate Planning Basics
Utah estate planning rests on four documents: a two witness will, a notarized financial power of attorney, a health care directive, and a trust if you need one.
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Utah Executor Duties
Utah executor duties in statute order: qualify for letters, take possession, prepare the three month inventory, handle claims, then close by sworn statement.
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Utah Exempt Property Allowance
Utah exempt property is $22,500 for a 2026 death, not the $15,000 the statute prints. The figure is indexed to the year the person died.
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Utah Family Allowance
The Utah family allowance, a $33,700 homestead allowance and $22,500 of exempt property all come off the top for a 2026 death, ahead of creditors.
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