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2020 Utah Code
Title 75 - Utah Uniform Probate Code
Chapter 3 - Probate of Wills and Administration
Part 6 - Personal Representative - Appointment, Control, and Termination of Authority
Section 614 - Special administrator -- Appointment.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 75-3-614 (2020)
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75-3-614. Special administrator -- Appointment.
  • (1) A special administrator may be appointed:
    • (a) Informally by the registrar on the application of any interested person when necessary to protect the estate of a decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative or if a prior appointment has been terminated as provided in Section 75-3-609;
    • (b) In a formal proceeding by order of the court on the petition of any interested person and finding, after notice and hearing, that appointment is necessary to preserve the estate or to secure its proper administration including its administration in circumstances where a general personal representative cannot or should not act. If it appears to the court that an emergency exists, appointment may be ordered without notice.


Enacted by Chapter 150, 1975 General Session
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