Category Archives: Utah Probate

Water Rights in Utah Estates

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Rust Tippett

Most Utahans don’t need to think about where their water comes from.  They turn on the tap, and their water is supplied by a utility company to which they pay a monthly bill. There are, however, two other methods of … Continue reading →

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Ancillary Probate in Utah

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Rust Tippett

If a probate of a decedent’s estate is needed, it will be opened in the state in which the decedent resided at the time of his or her death.  However, if the decedent owned real property in another state, an … Continue reading →

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Funding a Revocable Trust in Utah

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Rust Tippett

A revocable trust offers two potential benefits:  (1) it avoids the need for a probate upon death; and (2) it avoids the need for a conservatorship in the event of incapacity.  (For a discussion of probate in Utah, see “Basic … Continue reading →

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Will Contests in Utah

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Rust Tippett

A will contest (or a contest of a revocable trust) is a legal challenge to the validity of an estate plan.  If the contest is successful, the contested estate plan is invalidated, and the estate assets are distributed as if … Continue reading →

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