AGENCY: District Court (Fourth District : Utah County)

SERIES: 19751
TITLE: Adoption and other sealed case files
DATES: 1962-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number.

DESCRIPTION: Probate cases deal with adoptions, guardianship, and the estates of deceased and incompetent persons. These files were ordered sealed by the court. At the time of filming, they were removed from the other (not sealed) probate cases to create this series.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 10 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office until scanned and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 100 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Computer data files: Retain in Office until administrative need ends and then delete.

APPRAISAL

Historical

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

Exempt. Adoptions are sealed by law for 100 years.

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