Can an intestate estate be divided among more than one heir?

Yes, an intestate estate in Utah can be divided among more than one heir. Utah intestate succession law outlines the default rules of inheritance if a person dies without a valid will. These laws set out in the Utah Code Title 75 Chapter 2 determine who legally qualifies as an heir and the order in which the estate is to be distributed. Generally, in Utah, the surviving spouse of the deceased will receive the deceased person’s entire estate if there are no living descendants, such as children or grandchildren. If the deceased has descendants, the surviving spouse will receive a percentage of the estate based on the size of the family. The remaining estate is then divided equally among the decedent’s living descendents. However, if a decedent has no surviving spouse, the intestate estate is divided among the descendants. If the decedent has no spouse or descendants, then the estate is divided among the deceased’s parents, siblings, or more distant relatives. In all these cases, the intestate estate is divided among the heirs according to specified percentages laid out by Utah intestate succession law. Therefore, it is possible for a deceased person’s intestate estate to be divided among multiple heirs in Utah. The exact percentage of the estate that each heir will get is determined by Utah’s intestate succession law.

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