(1) A special administrator may be appointed:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 75-3-614

  • 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
  • Interested person: includes heirs, devisees, children, spouses, creditors, beneficiaries, and any others having a property right in or claim against a trust estate or the estate of a decedent, ward, or protected person. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
  • Person: means an individual or an organization. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
  • Personal representative: includes executor, administrator, successor personal representative, special administrator, and persons who perform substantially the same function under the law governing their status. 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
  • 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
  • Special administrator: means a personal representative as described in Sections 75-3-614 through 75-3-618. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
     (1)(a) Informally by the registrar on the application of any interested person when necessary to protect the estate of a decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative or if a prior appointment has been terminated as provided in Section 75-3-609;
     (1)(b) In a formal proceeding by order of the court on the petition of any interested person and finding, after notice and hearing, that appointment is necessary to preserve the estate or to secure its proper administration including its administration in circumstances where a general personal representative cannot or should not act. If it appears to the court that an emergency exists, appointment may be ordered without notice.