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Terms Used In Utah Code 75-2-610

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Marital deduction: The deduction(s) that can be taken in the determination of gift and estate tax liabilities because of the existence of a marriage or marital relationship.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property or any interest therein and means anything that may be the subject of ownership. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2

     For estates of decedents dying after December 31, 1981, where a decedent‘s will executed before September 13, 1981, contains a formula expressly providing that the decedent’s spouse is to receive the maximum amount of property qualifying for the marital deduction allowable by federal law, this formula shall be construed as referring to the unlimited marital deduction allowable by federal law as amended by Section 403(a) of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981.