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Formal Probate: High level of court supervision, with multiple hearings and judicial oversight. Informal Probate: Minimal court involvement, with fewer hearings and more autonomy for the personal representative.
Formal probate is more time-consuming and expensive than an informal probate, and it's sometimes required to complete the distribution of the estate and assets and close out debts. Under some circumstances, the judge may require the court-appointed representative to post a bond.
For uncontested and informal probate cases, you can expect the estate to be settled in six to eight months, assuming the personal representative completes their duties in a timely fashion. However, more complicated estates and those going through formal or supervised probate can take much longer to settle.
Availability. Probate records from the territorial period to the present may be found in either the county clerk's office or the Utah State Archives. You may also find some probate records from the territorial probate courts in the personal journals of early probate judges.
Formal probate is the process for asking the court to appoint a personal representative with a hearing, usually because there is some disagreement about who should be the personal representative or how the estate should be administered and the interested parties need to the court to make decisions.
After you've submitted an application, it can take several weeks to process an admissions decision. Application processing times vary based on the type of application (i.e., freshman, transfer, etc.) and the time of year.
Business entity filings such as LLC certificate of organizations, corporation articles of incorporation, annual business renewals, merger filings, and other public information about Utah business entities are available for download on the Utah business search website.