{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-75-2-501","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 75-2-501","heading":"Who may make will -- Testamentary capacity.","body":"(1) An individual may make a will if the individual:\n(a) is 18 years old or older; and\n(b) has testamentary capacity at the time that the will is executed.\n(2) A testator has testamentary capacity under Subsection (1)(b) if the testator:\n(a) can identify the testator's family members or other individuals in the testator's life;\n(b) understands the testator's relationship to the individuals described in Subsection (2)(a);\n(c) understands the nature and extent of the testator's property; and\n(d) can form a plan in the testator's mind for the disposition of the testator's property.\n(3) A testator is not required to have any knowledge or understanding of the laws of inheritance by intestate succession for the testator to have testamentary capacity under Subsection (2).\n(4) There is a rebuttable presumption that testamentary capacity exists at the time that a will was executed even if the testator is subject to a guardianship or conservatorship or is otherwise unable to independently manage the testator's affairs.","path":["Title 75 Utah Uniform Probate Code","Chapter 75-2 Intestate Succession and Wills","Part 75-2-5 Wills"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title75/Chapter2/75-2-S501.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"d38654eabda725962e9bf925945d6194a1f7acc602a9543663e763152c397cfd","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-75-2-405","next":"us-ut/utah-code-75-2-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}