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6-10-101
Section 6-10-101 Proceedings to set apart exemptions when administration not granted on decedent's
estate within 60 days after death - Vesting of title to real property in surviving spouse
and minors and right to possession thereof. If no exceptions are filed and sustained to such
report of the commissioners setting apart the homestead exemption, the title to the real property
so set aside shall vest in the surviving spouse and minors, share and share alike, but only
during the life of the surviving spouse and minority of the children. If all the real property
left by the decedent in this state does not exceed in area and value the homestead allowed
by law as exempt, title to all such real property shall vest absolutely in the surviving spouse,
the children (minors and adults) and the descendants of deceased children, or, if there is
no surviving spouse, in the children and the descendants of deceased children, or, if there
are no children or descendants of deceased children, in the...
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43-8-70
Section 43-8-70 Right of surviving spouse to elective share. (a) If a married person domiciled
in this state dies, the surviving spouse has a right of election to take an elective share
of the estate. The elective share shall be the lesser of: (1) All of the estate of the deceased
reduced by the value of the surviving spouse's separate estate; or (2) One-third of the estate
of the deceased. (b) The "separate estate" of the surviving spouse shall include:
(1) All property which immediately after the death of the decedent is owned by the spouse
outright or in fee simple absolute; (2) All legal and equitable interests in property the
possession or enjoyment of which are acquired only by surviving the decedent; and (3) All
income and other beneficial interests: a. Under a trust; b. In proceeds of insurance on the
life of the decedent; and c. Under any broad-based nondiscriminatory pension, profit-sharing,
stock bonus, deferred compensation, disability, death benefit or other such plan...
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6-10-95
Section 6-10-95 Reduced homestead incapable of allotment - Sale - When allowed. The homestead
of a decedent may be sold by order of the court having jurisdiction of the estate, on petition
of executor or administrator, when the same, after being reduced to its lowest area, exceeds
$6,000 in value and when it is necessary that the same be sold for the payment of debts because
the remainder of the estate is insufficient to pay all debts and claims against the estate
and the surviving spouse or minor children fail to pay the deficiency within 30 days after
notice of said petition. (Code 1923, §5850; Code 1940, T. 7, §686; Acts 1951, No. 911, p.
1558, §1.)...
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6-10-80
Section 6-10-80 Appraisers - Issuance of commission. When a decedent, who was at the time of
his or her death a resident of this state, leaves surviving him a spouse and minor child or
children, or either, who are bona fide residents of this state, the probate court, at the
time of appointing appraisers of the estate, shall issue a commission to them, stating the
names of the surviving spouse and minor child or children, or either, as the case may be,
and the nature and extent of the personal property exempt in their favor, and directing the
appraisers to set apart the same. (Code 1876, §2825; Code 1886, §2548; Code 1896, §2078;
Code 1907, §4205; Code 1923, §7927; Code 1940, T. 7, §670.)...
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6-10-85
Section 6-10-85 How exemption in lieu of homestead claimed and set apart. When an exemption
of real estate in lieu of homestead is claimed under Section 6-10-61, a petition in writing,
duly verified by oath, must be filed by, or on behalf of, the surviving spouse and minor child
or children, or either, as the case may be, in the probate court having jurisdiction of the
administration of the estate, setting forth the facts authorizing such exemption, describing
the real estate out of which the exemption is claimed and stating its value. Thereupon the
court shall appoint three commissioners who shall set off and allot the same by metes and
bounds; and, within 10 days thereafter, they shall make a written report to the court of the
exemption set off and allotted by them. (Code 1886, §2553; Code 1896, §2083; Code 1907,
§4210; Code 1923, §7932; Code 1940, T. 7, §675.)...
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43-2-830
Section 43-2-830 Devolution of estate at death; restrictions. (a) Upon the death of a person,
decedent's real property devolves to the persons to whom it is devised by decedent's last
will or to those indicated as substitutes for them in cases involving lapse, renunciation,
or other circumstances affecting the devolution of a testate estate, or in the absence of
testamentary disposition, to decedent's heirs, or to those indicated as substitutes for them
in cases involving renunciation or other circumstances affecting devolution of intestate estates.
(b) Decedent's personal property devolves to the personal representative to be distributed
to: (1) Those persons to whom it is devised by the testator's last will or to those indicated
as substitutes for them in cases involving lapse, renunciation, or other circumstances affecting
the devolution of a testate estate; or (2) In the absence of testamentary disposition, to
decedent's heirs, or to those indicated as substitutes for them in cases...
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8-6-140
Section 8-6-140 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words have the
following meanings unless the context otherwise requires: (1) BENEFICIARY FORM. A registration
of a security which indicates the present owner of the security and the intention of the owner
regarding the person who will become the owner of the security upon the death of the owner.
(2) DEVISEE. Any person designated in a will to receive a disposition of real or personal
property. (3) HEIRS. Those persons, including the surviving spouse, who are entitled under
the statutes of intestate succession to the property of a decedent. (4) PERSON. An individual,
a corporation, an organization, or other legal entity. (5) PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE. Includes
executor, administrator, successor personal representative, special administrator, and persons
who perform substantially the same function under the law governing their status. (6) PROPERTY.
Includes both real and personal property or any interest therein...
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43-2-695
Section 43-2-695 Limitation on defeasible rights of surviving spouse or distributees. The defeasible
right of the surviving spouse or distributees provided for by this division shall be subject
only to any preexisting rights to administer the estate or probate the will, or to the superior
rights of any other person to such personal property. (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 145,
§6.)...
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43-2-626
Section 43-2-626 Division, sale or assignment of judgments or claims. (a) Any judgments or
claims in favor of the estate, which are not collected at the time of final distribution,
may be divided among the persons entitled, on final distribution; or, if such division cannot
be equitably made, may be sold as other personal property. (b) The executor or administrator
must assign any such judgment or claim to the distributee, legatee or purchaser, as the case
may be; and such person is entitled to collect the same by civil action or otherwise. (Code
1852, §§1799, 1800; Code 1867, §§2126, 2127; Code 1876, §§2503, 2504; Code 1886, §§2169,
2170; Code 1896, §§237, 238; Code 1907, §§2720, 2721; Code 1923, §§5958, 5959; Code
1940, T. 61, §§358, 359.)...
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5-24-1
Section 5-24-1 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) ACCOUNT means a contract of deposit between
a depositor and a financial institution, and includes a checking account, savings account,
time deposit, certificate of deposit, and share account. (2) AGENT means a person authorized
to make account transactions for a party. (3) BENEFICIARY means a person named as one to whom
sums on deposit in an account are payable on request after death of all parties or for whom
a party is named as trustee. (4) DEVISEE means any person designated in a will to receive
a testamentary disposition of real or personal property. (5) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION means an
organization authorized to do business under state or federal laws relating to financial institutions,
and includes a bank, trust company, savings bank, building and loan association, savings and
loan company or association, and credit union. (6) HEIRS means those persons, including surviving
spouse, who are entitled under the statutes of intestate...
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