AGENCY: District Court (Sixth District : Kane County)

SERIES: 27773
TITLE: Probate case files
DATES: 1896-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number and generally chronological by filing date.

DESCRIPTION: Case files pertaining primarily to the estates of deceased persons, minors, and the incompetent. May also include adoptions.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 50 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 50 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

Disposition based on documentation about individuals, legal procedure, court history and functions. Case files have legal and administrative value to the court through dismissal or satisfaction of the final judgment. They enforce or protect private rights and prevent or redress private wrongs. The value of the judge's decrees and final judgments to parties in an action may well extend beyond their immediate administrative use.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

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.