§ 78B-3-105. Definition of heir.  


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  •      As used in Sections 78B-3-106 and 78B-3-107, "heirs" means:
    (1) the following surviving persons:
    (a) the decedent's spouse;
    (b) the decedent's children as provided in Section 75-2-114;
    (c) the decedent's natural parents, or if the decedent was adopted, then his adoptive parents;
    (d) the decedent's stepchildren who:
    (i) are in their minority at the time of decedent's death; and
    (ii) are primarily financially dependent on the decedent.
    (2) "Heirs" means any blood relative as provided by the law of intestate succession if the decedent is not survived by a person under Subsections (1)(a), (b), or (c).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session