AGENCY: District Court (Fifth District : Beaver County)

SERIES: 23866
TITLE: Probate registers of action
DATES: 1896-1998.
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number.

DESCRIPTION: Probate registers of action list each action taken in the cases presented to the probate division of Fifth District Court: Beaver County. In addition to handling the estates of deceased persons, the probate division also dealt with adoptions, guardianships, and insanity and incompetency cases. The court was responsible for adjudicating and conveying ownership of town site lands (Utah Code, 57-7-19, 1953). Occasionally, the court handled name changes and inquests regarding the cause of a death. In each case the probate register indicates the name or names of the individuals involved, the kind of case, and the name of the petitioner's attorney, followed by a list of each action taken in the case and the date that action was taken.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

APPROVED:. 07/2002

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Regional Repository permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This registry serves as an index to the 5th District Court probate cases, which in turn provide valuable information for social historians and family historians.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. Adoptions are sealed for 100 years.

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