Title 75
Chapter 5
Part 7
Section 702
| Index | Utah Code |
| Title 75 | Utah Uniform Probate Code |
| Chapter 5 | Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property |
| Part 7 | Supported Decision-making Agreements |
| Section 702 | Purposes of part.
(Effective 5/7/2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
75-5-702.
Purposes of part.
The purposes of this part are to:
| (1) | provide a principal assistance in:
| (a) | gathering and assessing information; |
| (b) | understanding options, responsibilities, and consequences of a decision; and |
| (c) | communicating decisions for a principal if the principal wants assistance with communicating decisions; |
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| (2) | give a supporter legal status, as specified in a supported decision-making agreement, to be with a principal, to access information on behalf of a principal, and to participate in discussions with others when a principal is making decisions or seeking to obtain information; and |
| (3) | enable a supporter to assist in making and communicating decisions for a principal, but not to substitute as the decision maker for a principal. |
Enacted by Chapter
533, 2025 General Session