What a Utah Probate Filing Shows

A Utah probate filing names the petitioner, any heirs, and the person who died, and shows whether the petitioner has an attorney. Whether addresses appear depends on the case. Here is what we saw in the cases we opened.

What parties and roles appear?

The petitioner is the person who opened the case. Heirs are listed with an heir role and the deceased with a decedent role. In a personal representative case we opened, three heirs and the decedent were listed alongside the petitioner. The decedent is never a lead; the petitioner is.

Does the petitioner have an attorney?

In the personal representative case we opened, the petitioner had none. In a trust case, the trustee had none and the petitioner had two attorneys. A handful of cases is not a pattern; check the attorney column on each lead.

Are addresses listed?

It varies. In an "other probate" case, the party details listed addresses for the petitioner and several heirs, with the decedent shown as "N/A" and one heir as "DECEASED." In the personal representative case, the address columns were present but empty. So some estate leads need a separate lookup, and some cannot be delivered.

What are the case types?

Per the court's case type list, an estate case is "an application for appointment of a personal representative in a probate case" and a trust case is "a probate case related to administration of a trust."

How many are filed?

In our own review of one sample week (September 28 to October 2, 2026): roughly 60 to 70 personal representative cases, 10 to 20 other probate, and a few each of trust, conservatorship, and guardianship. Those are our observations, not published statistics.

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