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2015 Utah Code
Title 30 - Husband and Wife
Chapter 3 - Divorce
- Section 1 - Procedure -- Residence -- Grounds.
- Section 2 - Right of husband to divorce.
- Section 3 - Award of costs, attorney and witness fees -- Temporary alimony.
- Section 4 - Pleadings -- Decree -- Use of affidavit -- Private records.
- Section 4.5 - Motion for temporary separation order.
- Section 5 - Disposition of property -- Maintenance and health care of parties and children -- Division of debts -- Court to have continuing jurisdiction -- Custody and parent-time -- Determination of alimony -- Nonmeritorious petition for modification.
- Section 5.1 - Provision for income withholding in child support order.
- Section 5.2 - Allegations of child abuse or child sexual abuse -- Investigation.
- Section 5.4 - Designation of primary and secondary health, dental, or hospital insurance coverage.
- Section 7 - When decree becomes absolute.
- Section 8 - Remarriage -- When unlawful.
- Section 10 - Custody of children in case of separation or divorce -- Custody consideration.
- Section 10.1 - Definitions -- Joint legal custody -- Joint physical custody.
- Section 10.2 - Joint custody order -- Factors for court determination -- Public assistance.
- Section 10.3 - Terms of joint legal or physical custody order.
- Section 10.4 - Modification or termination of order.
- Section 10.5 - Payments of support, maintenance, and alimony.
- Section 10.7 - Parenting plan -- Definitions.
- Section 10.8 - Parenting plan -- Filing -- Modifications.
- Section 10.9 - Parenting plan -- Objectives -- Required provisions -- Dispute resolution.
- Section-2 10.10 - Parenting plan -- Domestic violence.
- Section 10.17 - Social security number in court records.
- Section 11.1 - Family Court Act -- Purpose.
- Section 11.2 - Appointment of counsel for child.
- Section 11.3 - Mandatory educational course for divorcing parents -- Purpose -- Curriculum -- Exceptions.
- Section 11.4 - Mandatory orientation course for divorcing parties -- Purpose -- Curriculum -- Exceptions.
- Section 12 - Courts to exercise family counseling powers.
- Section 13.1 - Establishment of family court division of district court.
- Section 14.1 - Designation of judges -- Terms.
- Section 15.1 - Appointment of domestic relations counselors, family court commissioner, and assistants and clerks.
- Section 15.3 - Commissioners -- Powers.
- Section 15.4 - Salaries and expenses.
- Section 16.1 - Jurisdiction of family court division -- Powers.
- Section 16.2 - Petition for conciliation.
- Section 16.3 - Contents of petition.
- Section 16.4 - Procedure upon filing of petition.
- Section 16.5 - Fees.
- Section 16.6 - Information not available to public.
- Section 16.7 - Effect of petition -- Pendency of action.
- Section 17 - Power and jurisdiction of judge.
- Section 17.1 - Proceedings considered confidential -- Written evaluation by counselor.
- Section 18 - Waiting period for hearing after filing for divorce -- Exemption -- Use of counseling and education services not to be construed as condonation or promotion.
- Section 32 - Parent-time -- Intent -- Policy -- Definitions.
- Section 33 - Advisory guidelines.
- Section 34 - Best interests -- Rebuttable presumption.
- Section 34.5 - Supervised parent-time.
- Section 35 - Minimum schedule for parent-time for children 5 to 18 years of age.
- Section 35.1 - Optional schedule for parent-time for children 5 to 18 years of age.
- Section 35.5 - Minimum schedule for parent-time for children under five years of age.
- Section 36 - Special circumstances.
- Section 37 - Relocation.
- Section 38 - Expedited Parent-time Enforcement Program.
- Section 39 - Mediation program.
- Section 40 - Custody and parent-time when one parent is a service member.
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