The Utah Law of Trusts & Estates is a legal reference treatise that is available free-of-charge on this website.

The purpose of the treatise is to facilitate legal research by attorneys. The treatise may also be used as a teaching tool for law students. The treatise is not intended for use by persons who are neither attorneys nor law students. If you are not an attorney, you should consult with your attorney before making any legal decisions.

While we endeavor to keep the treatise accurate and up-to-date, no representation is made that the content in the treatise is either accurate or up-to-date.

Use of this treatise in no way establishes an attorney-client relationship between the user and either Bennett Tueller Johnson & Deere or Robert S. Tippett.

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For non-lawyers, this website offers basic Utah estate planning information free-of-charge. It provides useful information on:

and other Utah estate planning issues.

Also available on this site, for lawyers, is The Utah Law of Trusts & Estates, a comprehensive 700-page legal reference treatise, as well as other information of interest to trust & estate attorneys, such as:

Current Legal Developments: A blog discussing recent Utah legislative developments and recent Utah Supreme Court and appellate court decisions of interest to trust and estate attorneys.

The Utah Rules of Professional Responsibility for Trust & Estate Lawyers: A 70-page article on the Rules of Professional Responsibility as they pertain to a trusts & estates practice in Utah.

Abstract of Utah Trust & Estate Law for Non-Utah Lawyers: A summary of Utah statutes that pertain to trusts and estates.

Utah Trustee Fee Survey Results: The results of a survey the author conducted of fees charged by institutional and private professional trustees in Utah for various types of assets.

Utah Trust & Estate Articles and Other Publications:A list of Utah Bar Journal articles, University of Utah and BYU Law Review articles and Utah Bar presentations on topics of interest to trust and estate attorneys.

Utah Trust Company Genealogy: A list of current Utah institutional trustees that have succeeded to the trust business of other Utah institutional trustees.

Utah Trust & Estate Address Book of Professional Resources:A convenient list of Utah accountants, real estate appraisers, business valuation experts, corporate trustees, private professional trustees, government offices and other persons and organizations providing services to trust and estate professionals in Utah.