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(1) Unless previously adjudicated in a formal testacy proceeding or in a proceeding settling the accounts of a personal representative or otherwise barred, the claim of any claimant to recover from a distributee who is liable to pay the claim, and the right of any heir or devisee or of a successor personal representative acting in their behalf, to recover property improperly distributed or the value thereof from any distributee is barred at the later of:
(a) as to a claim by a creditor of the decedent, one year after the decedent's death; and
(b) as to any other claimant and any heir or devisee, at the later of:
(i) three years after the decedent's death; or
(ii) one year after the time of distribution thereof.
(2) This section does not bar an action to recover property or value received as the result of fraud.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 75. Utah Uniform Probate Code § 75-3-1006. Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees - last updated May 05, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-75-utah-uniform-probate-code/ut-code-sect-75-3-1006.html
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