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Title 78B - Judicial Code
Article 3 - Actions and Venue
Section 105 - Definition of heir.
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UT Code ยง 78B-3-105 (2012)
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78B-3-105. Definition of heir.
As used in Sections 78B-3-106 and 78B-3-107, "heirs" means:
(1) the following surviving persons:
(a) the decedent's spouse;
(b) the decedent's children as provided in Section 75-2-114;
(c) the decedent's natural parents, or if the decedent was adopted, then his adoptive parents;
(d) the decedent's stepchildren who:
(i) are in their minority at the time of decedent's death; and
(ii) are primarily financially dependent on the decedent.
(2) "Heirs" means any blood relative as provided by the law of intestate succession if the decedent is not survived by a person under Subsections (1)(a), (b), or (c).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
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