Utah Statutes
§ 75-2-102 — Intestate share of spouse.
Utah § 75-2-102
JurisdictionUtah
Title 75Utah Uniform Probate Code
Ch. 75-2Intestate Succession and Wills
Part 75-2-1Intestate Succession
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Bluebook
Utah Code Ann. § 75-2-102 (2026).
Text
(1)The intestate share of a decedent's surviving spouse is:
(1)(a) the entire intestate estate if:
(1)(a)(i) no descendant of the decedent survives the decedent; or
(1)(a)(ii) all of the decedent's surviving descendants are also descendants of the surviving spouse;
(1)(b) the first $75,000, plus 1/2 of any balance of the intestate estate, if one or more of the decedent's surviving descendants are not descendants of the surviving spouse.
(2)For purposes of Subsection (1)(b), if the intestate estate passes to both the decedent's surviving spouse and to other heirs, then any nonprobate transfer, as defined in Section 75-2-206, received by the surviving spouse is added to the probate estate in calculating the intestate heirs' shares and is conclusively treated as an advancement under Sectio
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Related
Matter of Estate of Bartell
776 P.2d 885 (Utah Supreme Court, 1989)
Matter of Estate of Beesley
883 P.2d 1343 (Utah Supreme Court, 1994)
Beesley v. Harris
883 P.2d 1343 (Utah Supreme Court, 1994)
Legislative History
Amended by Chapter 93, 2010 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
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