Utah timeline
Utah probate timeline: the 30-day wait and when creditor claims close
The simplified route starts 30 days after death.
In Utah, claims are due three months after first publication; a creditor mailed notice has 90 days after publication or 60 days after the notice, if later; all but medical-assistance recovery and restitution claims close a year after death at most; each clock is set out below against the event it runs from.
Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised .
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The collection of personal property by affidavit route requires 30 days to elapse from the date of death. This is a precondition: the affidavit or petition cannot be presented before it runs, regardless of how straightforward the estate is.
Source: 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
Creditor deadlines
- From publication of notice to creditors
- Three months after the date of first publication.
- From actual notice to a known creditor
- Later of 90 days from published notice or 60 days from mailing or delivery.
- From appointment of the representative
- Appointment allows notice to be published, but the claim deadline runs from publication, not from appointment.
- Outer limit, running from death
- One year after death for predeath claims, subject to statutory exceptions.
How these combine. Utah has separate bars: three months from first publication, the later of 90 days from published notice or 60 days from actual notice for a notified creditor, and an outer one-year-from-death bar for predeath claims. A single number of days would merge deadlines that start from different events.
Source: Utah Code § 75-3-801, notice to creditors(Utah Legislature; Amended by Chapter 364, 2013 General Session).
The section’s own words
(1) (a) A personal representative, upon appointment, may publish a notice to creditors announcing the personal representative's appointment and address and notifying creditors of the estate to present their claims within three months after the date of the first publication of the notice or be forever barred. (b) The notice described in Subsection (1)(a) shall be published: (i) once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county; and (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks. (2) A personal representative may give written notice by mail or other delivery to any creditor, notifying the creditor to present his claim within 90 days from the published notice if given as provided in Subsection (1) above or within 60 days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice, whichever is later, or be forever barred.
General sequence: first week, how long probate takes.
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