UT SB0265

Enacts the Uniform Community Property Disposition at Death Act, which determines how property acquired as community property in other jurisdictions is treated when a spouse dies while domiciled in Utah or owns Utah real property

One-half of community property automatically belongs to the surviving spouse and cannot be disposed of by the decedent; the decedent's half is subject to testamentary disposition but exempt from the surviving spouse's elective-share right

Property acquired while domiciled in a community-property jurisdiction is presumed to be community property unless rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence; spouses may partition, reclassify, or waive community property rights through a signed written record

Establishes claims procedures with a 3-year deadline for property actions and 6-month deadline for demands to personal representatives; protects third parties who transact in good faith and for value

Repeals existing Utah Code sections 75-2b-102 through 75-2b-111 (enacted in 2012) and replaces them with the new uniform chapter; takes effect May 6, 2026