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Yes. In most bankruptcy cases, money that stays inside an ERISA-qualified 401(k) is fully protected from creditors, and unlike IRAs, it generally has no dollar cap in bankruptcy. Traditional and Roth IRAs, by contrast, were protected up to about $1.7 million in 2025. If you're staring at bills,…
Utah doesn't have a state estate tax, and for 2025 the federal transfer threshold is $13.99 million per decedent. That means most Utah families use trusts less to cut estate tax and more to avoid probate, keep control over how assets pass, and create tax planning only when…
Trust and estate litigation in Utah is the formal probate court process used when a dispute over a will, trust, fiduciary, or an incapacitated person's affairs can't be resolved informally, and it matters because Utah judges report that undue influence challenges at trial succeed only 15% to 16%…
You may be sitting in a familiar Utah position right now. You've built a medical practice, accumulated rental properties, sold a business interest, or have reached the point where “I should protect what I've built” no longer feels optional. Then the internet gives you two very different answers….
Yes, you can file for bankruptcy if you owe the IRS in Utah, and it can wipe out certain older income tax debts if the debt is older than three years, the return was filed at least two years before filing, and the IRS assessed the tax at…
No. After death, the will itself usually can't be rewritten, and in Utah a formal will contest typically must be filed within three months of the probate order if the will has already been formally probated (Utah Code § 75-3-408). What can sometimes change is the outcome through…
Only about 3% of wills filed in the U.S. are disputed, and a widely cited estimate says under 10% of will contests succeed, with some legal commentary putting the success rate at about 1%. That means many individuals will never face a will contest, and many who threaten…
If you're staring at two sets of car keys and wondering whether Chapter 7 means one of those vehicles is about to disappear, you're asking the right question. In Utah, a two-car household usually isn't a luxury. One spouse needs to get to work. The other needs school…
Yes. In Utah, payday loans can generally be included in bankruptcy, and in a Chapter 13 case they're typically handled through a 3- to 5-year repayment plan. The big exception is timing: cash advances over $1,000 taken within 70 days of filing may be presumed non-dischargeable, and loans…
When business debt gets out of hand, most owners don't start with a spreadsheet. They start with dread. A stack of unopened mail. A lender calling again. A vendor tightening terms. Payroll coming up before receivables clear. That pressure can make every decision feel urgent and random. Pay…
