(1) Subject to Section 22-3-505, and except as otherwise provided in Subsection 22-3-601(3)(b) or (c), a fiduciary shall disburse from principal:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 22-3-502

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) the balance of the disbursements described in Subsections 22-3-501(1) and (3), after application of Subsection 22-3-501(2);
     (1)(b) the fiduciary’s compensation calculated on principal as a fee for acceptance, distribution, or termination;
     (1)(c) a payment of an expense to prepare for or execute a sale or other disposition of property;
     (1)(d) a payment on the principal of a trust debt;
     (1)(e) a payment of an expense of an accounting, judicial or nonjudicial proceeding, or other matter that involves primarily principal, including a proceeding to construe the terms of the trust or protect property;
     (1)(f) a payment of a premium for insurance, including title insurance, not described in Subsection 22-3-501(4), of which the fiduciary is the owner and beneficiary;
     (1)(g) a payment of an estate or inheritance tax or other tax imposed because of the death of a decedent, including penalties, apportioned to the trust; and
     (1)(h) a payment:

          (1)(h)(i) related to environmental matters, including:

               (1)(h)(i)(A) reclamation;
               (1)(h)(i)(B) assessing environmental conditions;
               (1)(h)(i)(C) remedying and removing environmental contamination;
               (1)(h)(i)(D) monitoring remedial activities and the release of substances;
               (1)(h)(i)(E) preventing future releases of substances;
               (1)(h)(i)(F) collecting amounts from persons liable or potentially liable for the costs of activities described in Subsections (1)(h)(i)(A) through (E);
               (1)(h)(i)(G) penalties imposed under environmental laws or regulations;
               (1)(h)(i)(H) other actions to comply with environmental laws or regulations;
               (1)(h)(i)(I) statutory or common law claims by third parties; and
               (1)(h)(i)(J) defending claims based on environmental matters; and
          (1)(h)(ii) for a premium for insurance for matters described in Subsection (1)(h)(i).
(2) If a principal asset is encumbered with an obligation that requires income from the asset to be paid directly to a creditor, the fiduciary shall transfer from principal to income an amount equal to the income paid to the creditor in reduction of the principal balance of the obligation.