AGENCY: District Court (Fifth District : Iron County)

SERIES: 26645
TITLE: Probate case files
DATES: 1895-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number.

DESCRIPTION: Case files involving the estates of deceased persons and the guardianship of minors and the incompetent. Adoptions, incorporations or dissolutions (turn of the century) and name changes might also appear.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: For records beginning in 1895 through 1955. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

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

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

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Regional Repository permanently.

Paper: For records beginning in 1956 and continuing to the present. Retain in Office permanently or until microfilmed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Disposition based on documentation about individuals, legal procedure, court history and functions. Case files have legal and administrative value to the court through dismissal or satisfaction of the final judgment. Because they enforce or protect private rights and prevent or redress private wrongs, the value of the judge's decrees and final judgments to parties in the action may well extend indefinitely.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. Judicial records are public unless restricted under rules of civil procedure (UCA 63G-2-301-[1][f]). Included are custody proceedings, guardianship files, minutes, & probate records. Wills are generally considered private until probate.