Will My Estate Planning Documents Be Recognized in Utah?

Yes. Utah has an explicit reciprocity statuteUtah Code § 75A-9-115 (formerly § 75A-3-309)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source: a healthcare directive executed in another state is honored in Utah if it was valid where signed. Utah enacted the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act as Title 75A, chapter 9, effective January 1, 2026. A directive from another state is valid if it complies with the law of the state it names, or of the state where it was created when it names none, or with Utah's chapter (§ 75A-9-115(1)); an electronic directive and electronic signatures are honored (§ 75A-9-115(3)-(5)). The Utah document portability tool carries the recognition rule by document type.

Yes. Utah recognizes an out-of-state power of attorney under its Uniform Power of Attorney Act validity provisionUtah Code §§ 75A-2-106, 75A-2-107Verified Sep 20, 2026View source: a foreign POA is valid in Utah if it was valid under the law of the place of execution. A power of attorney executed outside Utah is valid in Utah if, when it was executed, its execution complied with the law of the jurisdiction that determines its meaning and effect — the jurisdiction named in the document, or if none is named, the jurisdiction where it was signed — or with the requirements for a military power of attorney under 10 U.S.C. § 1044b (Utah Code §§ 75A-2-106(3), 75A-2-107). The Utah document portability tool carries the recognition rule by document type.

Yes, with one caveat. A trust is a private agreement governed by its own choice-of-law clause, not by any state's filing system, so a trust validly executed in another state has the same force in Utah for cash, accounts and personal property. The caveat is real estate: Utah property is deeded into the trust through a Utah deed before the trust controls it. The Utah document portability tool carries the recognition rule by document type.