Utah Code 75-2-202. Elective share — Supplemental elective share amount — Effect of election on statutory benefits — Nondomicilary
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(1) The surviving spouse of a decedent who dies domiciled in Utah has a right of election, under the limitations and conditions stated in this part, to take an elective-share amount equal to the value of 1/3 of the augmented estate.
Terms Used In Utah Code 75-2-202
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Estate: includes the property of the decedent, trust, or other person whose affairs are subject to this title as originally constituted and as it exists from time to time during administration. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
- Exempt property: means that property of a decedent's estate which is described in Section
75-2-403 . See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2 - Probate: Proving a will
- Probate estate: means property that would pass by intestate succession if the decedent died without a valid will. See Utah Code 75-2-201
- Property: includes values subject to a beneficiary designation. See Utah Code 75-2-201
(2) If the sum of the amounts described in Subsection 75-2-209(1) , and that part of the elective-share amount payable from the decedent’s probate estate and nonprobate transfers to others under Subsections 75-2-209(2) and (3) is less than $75,000, the surviving spouse is entitled to a supplemental elective-share amount equal to $75,000, minus the sum of the amounts described in those sections. The supplemental elective-share amount is payable from the decedent’s probate estate and from recipients of the decedent’s nonprobate transfers to others in the order of priority set forth in Subsections 75-2-209(2) and (3) .
(3) If the right of election is exercised by or on behalf of the surviving spouse, the surviving spouse’s homestead allowance, exempt property, and family allowance, if any, are charged against, and are not in addition to, the elective-share and supplemental elective-share amounts.
(4) The right, if any, of the surviving spouse of a decedent who dies domiciled outside Utah to take an elective share in property in Utah is governed by the law of the decedent’s domicile at death.