Utah Code 75-3-109. Letters upon several estates jointly
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(1) Upon application or petition by any person interested in two or more estates, the registrar may, in an informal proceeding without a hearing, or the court may, in a formal proceeding after notice and hearing, grant letters upon these estates jointly if administration has not commenced with respect to the estate and if:
Terms Used In Utah Code 75-3-109
- 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
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- 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
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- Letters: includes letters testamentary, letters of guardianship, letters of administration, and letters of conservatorship. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
- Person: means an individual or an organization. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
- Petition: means a written request to the court for an order after notice. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
- Proceeding: includes action at law and suit in equity. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
- 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
- Registrar: means the official of the court designated to perform the functions of registrar as provided in Section
75-1-307 . See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
(1)(a) all or any part of the estate of one decedent has descended from another decedent; or
(1)(b) two or more decedents held any property during their lifetimes as tenants-in-common and if the persons entitled under the wills of these decedents or under the law of intestate succession to receive the estates of these decedents are the same.
(2) If letters are granted upon two or more estates jointly under this section, these estates shall be administered the same as if they were but one estate except that claims may be enforced only against the estate to which they relate.