Utah Statutes
§ 75-3-905 — Penalty clause for contest.
Utah·Title 75 Utah Uniform Probate Code·Ch. 75-3 Probate of Wills and Administration·Part 75-3-9 Special Provisions Relating to Distribution
A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.
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Doelle v. Bradley
784 P.2d 1176 (Utah Supreme Court, 1989)
Legislative History
Enacted by Chapter 150, 1975 General Session
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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.