Since one spouse was not a resident of California, you can file separately for the one who did, while still filing married-joint on your federal tax return.
You can do the same in Utah if the spouse who worked there was a resident of Utah for the full year. I assume this was the case, since you said he was never a California resident. Otherwise, you would have to file married-joint in Utah.
To do this in TurboTax, you may find it advantageous to purchase the desktop version of the program so you can do multiple returns using the same product.
You can start your return using the online TurboTax so you can transfer in information from the previous year. You will see on your left menu bar an option for Tax Tools, and then Tools. Then, look for the option to save your return to your computer. Then, purchase the desktop TurboTax program and download it to your computer and pull up your tax file you downloaded and you can complete your return.
To file the state returns as separate, you will need a federal return prepared as filing married-separate. So, you will need two married-separate federal returns for each state return and then a married-joint return for the federal. You file the federal and both state returns separately.
Here is a link to the TurboTax download program:
TurboTax download programs
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