Is Utah a community property state?
No. Utah is not a community property state. In a divorce decree the court may include equitable orders about the spouses' property, debts and obligations.[1]
- At divorce
- Equitable distribution
The court sets the split under this standard · Utah Code § 81-4-406(4)[1]
What Utah’s statutes say
Dividing property at divorce
The court may include in the divorce decree equitable orders relating to the parties, any child, and any property, debts or obligations.[1]
“(4) The court may include in the divorce decree any equitable orders relating to: (a) the parties, including any alimony to be awarded to a party in accordance with Part 5, Spousal Support; (b) a child of the parties; and (c) any property, debts, or obligations.”[1]
Utah Code § 81-4-406(4) · checked October 26, 2026
We didn’t find a statutory definition of marital or separate property in the Utah text we read, so none is quoted here.
Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries of Utah’s statutes as of the date shown on each, with the text quoted. Whether a particular asset is marital, community or separate depends on the facts, and courts apply the law case by case. Read the linked source or ask a lawyer licensed in Utah.
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Utah’s statutes, read on the official site (or an official court source where the line says so), with the date we checked them.