Inventory of Probate case files from District Court (Sixth District : Kane County), 1896-

Series 27773

District Court (Sixth District : Kane County) Probate case files

Dates: 1896-

9.35 cubic feet

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Scope and Content

This series contains case files created by the court for settling the matters of estates of deceased persons, guardianships, and adoptions. Most of the case files pertain to the settling of estates. These files typically include letters of administration, petitions, notices of hearing, inheritance tax returns, wills, letters of acknowledgment, and other documents settling any disputes over an estate. The series also contains case files pertaining to guardianships which generally include petitions for guardianship, orders of appointing guardianship, proof of mailings and postings, and orders approving settlement. Also included in the series are some case files for adoptions which may contain petitions for adoption, agreements of adoption, and adoption decrees.

Access Restrictions

This series is primarily designated as Public. The secondary designation is Exempt: This series contains adoption case files which are sealed for 100 years in accordance with Utah Code 78B-6-141. Adoption decrees may be accessed by the adoptive parents and the adult adopted child..

Reproduction and Use

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Finding Aids

Indexes: A name index to these case files is located in series 18269.

Related Records

Probate orders and decrees from the District Court (Sixth District : Kane County), Series 18262, contain copies of documents filed in probate cases.

Probate registers of actions from the District Court (Sixth District : Kane County), Series 18269, contain a list of actions taken and documents filed in each probate case heard by the court, as well as a name index to probate cases.

State Hospital commitment case files from the District Court (Sixth District : Kane County), Series 28656, contain documents regarding competency hearings which is a probate matter.

Miscellaneous records from the District Court (Sixth District : Kane County), Series 28668, contain some documents related to probate cases.

Bonds of guardianship files from the District Court (Sixth District : Kane County), Series 28669, contain bonds of administrators and bonds of guardianship related to probate case in this series.

DISCBOXDESCRIPTION
pending1 Case files 1-29;1896 - 1902
pending2 Case files 30-79;1903 - 1920
pending3 Case files 80-119;1920 - 1934
pending4 Case files 120-172;1935 - 1945
pending5 Case files 173-233;1945 - 1949
pending6 Case files 234-289;1949 - 1952
pending7 Case files 290-348;1952 - 1956
pending8 Case files 349-390;1956 - 1959
pending9 Case files 391-419;1959 - 1960
pending10 Case files 420-433;1960 - 1961