Series 26618

District Court (Third District : Summit County) Probate registers of action, 1899-1993.

3.00 cubic feet and 3 microfilm reels

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

Probate registers of action list each action taken in the cases presented to the probate division of Third District Court in Summit County. In addition to handling the estates of deceased persons, the probate division also dealt with adoptions, guardianships, and insanity and incompetency cases.

Scope and Content

Probate registers of action list each action taken in the cases presented to the probate division of the Third District Court in Summit County. In addition to handling the estates of deceased persons, the probate division also deals with adoptions, guardianships, and insanity and incompetency cases. The court is responsible for adjudicating and conveying ownership of town site lands (Utah Code, 57-7-19, 1953). Occasionally, the court handles 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.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number, thereunder chronological by date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is primarily classified as Public. The secondary classification is Exempt: UCA 78-30-15 (2008). As of 1 July 1999, adoptions become public after 100 years; until then they are sealed and only obtainable through the court. These books include occasional reference to adoptions..

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Jim Kichas in November 2008.

Related Material

Probate registers of action from the District Court (Third District : Summit County), Series 26618, more fully document court proceedings as they relate to individual cases.
Orders and decrees from the District Court (Fourth District : Summit County), Series 17540, provide the date of each action for the cases cited here.
Probate case files from the District Court (Third District : Summit County), Series 23288, contains the complete case files cited throughout these record books.
Probate register index from the District Court (Third District : Summit County), Series 26616, provides an index to the registers of action for books C, D, E, F, and part of G, covering up through June 1988.
Inventory and appraisement record books from the District Court (Fourth District : Summit County), Series 27437, provide the date of each action for the cases cited here.

Container List

ReelVolumeDateDescription
1C1899-19191-476
1D1919-1936477-940
2E1936-1953941-1418
2F1953-19781419-1942
3G1978-19911943-2408
3H1991-19932409-2535