Title 75 Utah Uniform Probate Code Chapter 3 Probate of Wills and Administration Section 708 Duty of personal representative -- Possession of estate.
75-3-708.Duty of personal representative -- Possession of estate.
Except as otherwise provided by a decedent's will, every personal representative has a
right to, and shall take possession or control of, the decedent's property, except that any real
property or tangible personal property may be left with or surrendered to the person
presumptively entitled thereto unless or until, in the judgment of the personal representative,
possession of the property by him will be necessary for purposes of administration. The request
by a personal representative for delivery of any property possessed by an heir or devisee is
conclusive evidence, in any action against the heir or devisee for possession thereof, that the
possession of the property by the personal representative is necessary for purposes of
administration. The personal representative shall pay taxes on, and take all steps reasonably
necessary for the management, protection, and preservation of, the estate in his possession. He
may maintain an action to recover possession of property or to determine the title thereto.
Enacted by Chapter 150, 1975 General Session
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