Utah route screening

Utah small-estate limit: $100,000

After 30 days, a successor may use an affidavit when the entire estate subject to administration, wherever located and less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $100,000.

Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised October 16, 2026.

1. Where and when

StateUtahFixed to this page. Open the navigator to compare another state.Date of deathRequired. Without it no waiting period can be tested and the route stays undecided.

2. What they left

Asset 1

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real property

Asset 2

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real propertyWill it be sold during administration?Some court charges are assessed on sale proceeds and exclude real property that is kept, so this changes the amount.

Ownership determines whether an asset usually enters probate. Choose “Not sure” when title or beneficiary status has not been confirmed.

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Your working estimate

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More information is needed

Counted probate estate: not yet counted

A valid date of death is required before any waiting period can be tested.

Gross probate propertyNot yet counted

Court chargeMore information neededPetition opening a probate case in District Court2 asset entries have no value entered. A blank amount is not treated as zero, so the charge cannot be computed.Court charges only, for the proceeding named beside each figure. That proceeding is not always the route screened above.

Scheduled executor compensationMore information needed2 asset entries have no value entered.A personal representative is entitled to reasonable compensation. If an interested person objects, the court evaluates the quality, quantity, and value of services and the circumstances. A will provision may be renounced before qualification; the statute states no percentage schedule or separate extraordinary-services rate.

This route check is general information, not legal advice. It does not test every eligibility condition, creditor issue, will provision, local fee, or asset-title fact.

No personal-representative application may be pending or granted. The affidavit collects personal property; real property still counts in the threshold and is not transferred by this affidavit.

Where the limit comes from

Is this the limit that applies?

$100,000 is the limit in Utah Code § 75-3-1201 as it read on October 3, 2026; confirm it with the probate court before you file.

Controlling citation: Utah Code § 75-3-1201, collection by affidavit (Utah Legislature; Effective 5/7/2025).

The section’s own words

(1) Thirty days after the death of a decedent, any person indebted to the decedent or having possession of tangible personal property, including an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action, belonging to the decedent shall pay the indebtedness or deliver the tangible personal property, or instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action to a person claiming to be the successor of the decedent, upon being presented with an affidavit made by or on behalf of the successor stating that: (a) the value of the entire estate subject to administration, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $100,000; (b) 30 days have elapsed since the death of the decedent; (c) no application or petition for the appointment of a personal representative is pending or has been granted in any jurisdiction; and (d) the claiming successor is entitled

How the Utah screen is measured

Procedure	Collection of personal property by affidavit
What counts	The probate estate within the statute’s scope, so solely owned real property can count
Value basis	Value less enforceable liens and encumbrances
Waiting period	30 days after death

The Utah caveats that can change this answer are listed once, on the Utah overview.

The official Utah path

Utah Judiciary probate self-help — Utah State Courts. Statewide probate entry point. It links a dedicated Small estates page and a downloadable motor-vehicle small-estate affidavit form.
Utah Judiciary Small estates — Utah State Courts
Affidavit for small estate matters (motor vehicle) — Utah State Courts. Statewide Utah Judiciary form for transferring a decedent's motor vehicle under the small-estate affidavit procedure. It is offered on the Small estates page in both PDF and Word.

What a small-estate screen can and cannot decide, and which assets never enter it, is explained once in small-estate affidavit or probate and what counts as a probate asset.

Controlling source

Statute

Utah Code § 75-3-1201

Utah Code § 75-3-1201, collection by affidavit

The section’s own words

(1) Thirty days after the death of a decedent, any person indebted to the decedent or having possession of tangible personal property, including an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action, belonging to the decedent shall pay the indebtedness or deliver the tangible personal property, or instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action to a person claiming to be the successor of the decedent, upon being presented with an affidavit made by or on behalf of the successor stating that: (a) the value of the entire estate subject to administration, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $100,000; (b) 30 days have elapsed since the death of the decedent; (c) no application or petition for the appointment of a personal representative is pending or has been granted in any jurisdiction; and (d) the claiming successor is entitled

What this means: Quoted from the Utah Legislature's official PDF of the section (le.utah.gov), which prints the codified section in full.

Utah Legislature · Effective 5/7/2025 · Rechecked October 3, 2026

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