Terms Used In Utah Code 75-4-207

• 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
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Local administration: means administration by a personal representative appointed in this state pursuant to appointment proceedings described in Chapter 3, Probate of Wills and Administration. See Utah Code 75-4-101
• Local personal representative: includes any personal representative appointed in this state pursuant to appointment proceedings described in Chapter 3, Probate of Wills and Administration, and excludes foreign personal representatives who acquire the power of a local personal representative under Section 75-4-205. See Utah Code 75-4-101
• 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
• Probate: Proving a will
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, or a Native American tribe or band recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2