{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-75-5-702","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 75-5-702","heading":"Purposes of part.","body":"The purposes of this part are to:\n(1) provide a principal assistance in:\n(a) gathering and assessing information;\n(b) understanding options, responsibilities, and consequences of a decision; and\n(c) communicating decisions for a principal if the principal wants assistance with communicating decisions;\n(2) give a supporter legal status, as specified in a supported decision-making agreement, to be with a principal, to access information on behalf of a principal, and to participate in discussions with others when a principal is making decisions or seeking to obtain information; and\n(3) enable a supporter to assist in making and communicating decisions for a principal, but not to substitute as the decision maker for a principal.","path":["Title 75 Utah Uniform Probate Code","Chapter 75-5 Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property","Part 75-5-7 Supported Decision-making Agreements"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title75/Chapter5/75-5-S702.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"003ce9be9488ac4a84c3c5ddaae3eefccad8fd866379d50bf1c620bca105613a","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-75-5-701","next":"us-ut/utah-code-75-5-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}