Free Utah Notice to Creditors

Complete Utah's official Announcement of Appointment and Notice to Creditors notice to creditors. Utah Code §§ 75-3-801, 75-3-803, 75-3-805, 75-3-806.

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Your Information

The Utah notice identifies the appointed representative and the address where claims are presented.

Notifying creditors?Every claim date and step, tracked.

State Where the Estate Is Being Administered*

The state where the estate proceeding is filed. Only states where the personal representative prepares the creditor notice are listed.

Your Appointed Title*

As stated in your Letters or appointment order.

Your Full Legal Name*

Street Address*

The address where creditors present claims. It is printed in the notice.

City*

State

ZIP Code*

Telephone

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Frequently Asked Questions About Utah Notices to Creditors

No statewide fillable form. Utah Code § 75-3-801(1)(a) sets what the published notice must contain, and the notice is drafted to those contents. The required elements print with the document as a checklist.

Claims are presented within 3 months after the date of first publication of this notice, per Utah Code §§ 75-3-801, 75-3-803, 75-3-805, 75-3-806. A claim not presented in time is barred. An absolute bar applies 1 year from the date of death regardless of notice.

A creditor may present the claim to the personal representative at the address in the notice, or file it with the court. Utah Code §§ 75-3-801, 75-3-803, 75-3-805, 75-3-806.

Utah does not require direct written notice to known creditors, though published notice alone does not bar the claims of known creditors under Tulsa Professional Collection Services v. Pope, 485 U.S. 478 (1988). This tool prepares a mailed notice for each known creditor you list.

Creditor Notice in Utah

Utah has an official creditor-notice form — Announcement of Appointment and Notice to Creditors. The personal representative completes it and arranges its publication. Publication of that notice is what starts the claim period.

Claims against the estate are presented within 3 months after the date of first publication of the notice (Utah Code §§ 75-3-801, 75-3-803, 75-3-805, 75-3-806); a claim not presented in time is barred. An absolute bar applies 1 year from the date of death regardless of notice.

A creditor may present the claim to the personal representative at the address in the notice, or file it with the court. Utah does not command a mailed notice to known creditors, though published notice alone does not bar a known creditor's claim under Tulsa Professional Collection Services v. Pope, 485 U.S. 478 (1988).

Publication runs 3 consecutive weeks. Keep the publisher's affidavit with the estate records.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Utah Notices to Creditors

A creditor may present the claim to the personal representative at the address in the notice, or file it with the court. Utah Code §§ 75-3-801, 75-3-803, 75-3-805, 75-3-806.

Creditor Notice in Utah

Publication runs 3 consecutive weeks. Keep the publisher's affidavit with the estate records.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Utah Notices to Creditors