2019 Utah Code
Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration
Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court Act
Part 5 - Termination of Parental Rights Act
Section 513 - Effect of decree.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 78A-6-513 (2019)
78A-6-513. Effect of decree.
  • (1) An order for the termination of the parent-child legal relationship divests the child and the parents of all legal rights, powers, immunities, duties, and obligations with respect to each other, except the right of the child to inherit from the parent.
  • (2) An order or decree entered pursuant to this part may not disentitle a child to any benefit due him from any third person, including, but not limited to, any Indian tribe, agency, state, or the United States.
  • (3) Except as provided in Sections 78A-6-1401 through 78A-6-1404, after the termination of a parent-child legal relationship, the former parent is neither entitled to any notice of proceedings for the adoption of the child nor has any right to object to the adoption or to participate in any other placement proceedings.


Amended by Chapter 340, 2013 General Session
Amended by Chapter 416, 2013 General Session
Amended by Chapter 416, 2013 General Session, (Coordination Clause)
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