78B-3-105.   Definition of heir.
     As used in Sections 78B-3-106 and 78B-3-107, "heirs" means:
     (1) the following surviving persons:
     (a) the decedent's spouse;
     (b) the decedent's children as provided in Section 75-2-114;
     (c) the decedent's natural parents, or if the decedent was adopted, then his adoptive parents;
     (d) the decedent's stepchildren who:
     (i) are in their minority at the time of decedent's death; and
     (ii) are primarily financially dependent on the decedent.
     (2) "Heirs" means any blood relative as provided by the law of intestate succession if the decedent is not survived by a person under Subsections (1)(a), (b), or (c).

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
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