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Terms Used In Utah Code 75-1-311

  • Application: means a written request to the registrar for an order of informal probate or appointment under Chapter 3, Part 3, Informal Probate and Appointment Proceedings. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
  • Court: means any of the courts of record in this state having jurisdiction in matters relating to the affairs of decedents. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Petition: means a written request to the court for an order after notice. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Proceeding: includes action at law and suit in equity. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2

     By submitting an application for informal probate or appointment or a petition for formal probate, adjudication of intestacy, or appointment the applicant or petitioner subjects himself to the jurisdiction of the court in all matters arising under this code. Notice of any proceeding sought to be maintained against the applicant or petitioner pursuant to his submission to jurisdiction shall be delivered to him or mailed to him by ordinary first-class mail at his address as it is known to the moving party or as listed in the application or petition or as thereafter reported to the court.