75-6-103 - Ownership during lifetime. - Utah Statutes

75-6-103. Ownership during lifetime.
(1) A joint account belongs, during the lifetime of all parties, to the parties in proportion tothe net contributions by each to the sums on deposit, unless there is clear and convincing evidenceof a different intent.
(2) A P.O.D. account belongs to the original payee during his lifetime and not to theP.O.D. payee or payees; if two or more parties are named as original payees, during theirlifetimes rights as between them are governed by Subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Unless a contrary intent is manifested by the terms of the account or the depositagreement or there is other clear and convincing evidence of an irrevocable trust, a trust accountbelongs beneficially to the trustee during his lifetime, and if two or more parties are named astrustee on the account, during their lifetimes beneficial rights as between them are governed bySubsection (1) of this section. If there is an irrevocable trust, the account belongs beneficially tothe beneficiary.

Enacted by Chapter 150, 1975 General Session