Utah Statutes
§ 75-1-102 — Purposes -- Rule of construction.
Utah·Title 75 Utah Uniform Probate Code·Ch. 75-1 General Provisions, Definitions, and Probate Jurisdiction of Court·Part 75-1-1 Short Title, Construction, and General Provisions
(1)This title shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
(2)The underlying purposes and policies of this title are:
(2)(a) to simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of decedents, missing persons, protected persons, minors, and incapacitated persons;
(2)(b) to discover and make effective the intent of a decedent in distribution of the decedent's property;
(2)(c) to promote a speedy and efficient system for administering the estate of the decedent and making distribution to the decedent's successors;
(2)(d) to facilitate use and enforcement of certain trusts; and
(2)(e) to make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions.
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Legislative History
Amended by Chapter 310, 2025 General Session
Nearby Sections
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§ 75-1-101
Short title.§ 75-1-102
Purposes -- Rule of construction.§ 75-1-104
Severability.§ 75-1-105
Construction against implied repeal.§ 75-1-106
Effect of fraud and evasion.§ 75-1-107
Evidence of death or status.§ 75-1-108
Acts by holder of general power.§ 75-1-201
Title definitions.§ 75-1-301
Territorial application.§ 75-1-302
Subject matter jurisdiction.