AGENCY: District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County)

SERIES: 3993
TITLE: Probate petitions
DATES: 1917-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphanumerical

DESCRIPTION: These records contain petitions for letters of guardianship, adoption, administration, etc. Correlative case numbers are also included. These are very brief, handwritten notes, also labelled "minute entries," and appear to be the preliminary records jotted down by the clerk prior to entry in minutes or other record books. There are also "probate settings", basically a calendar or docket listing of when the petitions were set to be heard.

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: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Disposition based on the value of these records in fully documenting probate proceedings in the court as well as the valuable information they contain related to socioeconomic and family data.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. Include adoption petitions which are sealed by law for 100 years.

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Public

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