AGENCY: District Court (Eighth District : Uintah County)

SERIES: 27216
TITLE: Probate registers of action
DATES: 1888-1966.
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number.

DESCRIPTION: Probate registers of action list each action taken in the cases presented to the probate division of Eighth District Court: Uintah 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

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

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 Office for 50 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This series has historic and legal value as documentation of business conducted by the court.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. Adoption records are sealed for 100 years.

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