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2021 Utah Code
Title 78B - Judicial Code
Chapter 15 - Utah Uniform Parentage Act
Part 1 - General Provisions
Section 104 - Jurisdiction -- Authority of Office of Recovery Services -- Dismissal of petition.
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UT Code § 78B-15-104 (2021)
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Effective 9/1/2021
78B-15-104. Jurisdiction -- Authority of Office of Recovery Services -- Dismissal of petition.
Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
78B-15-104. Jurisdiction -- Authority of Office of Recovery Services -- Dismissal of petition.
- (1)
- (a) Except as provided in Subsection 78A-6-104(1)(a)(i), the district court has original jurisdiction over any action brought under this chapter.
- (b) If the juvenile court has concurrent jurisdiction under Subsection 78A-6-104(1)(a)(i) over a paternity action filed in the district court, the district court may transfer jurisdiction over the paternity action to the juvenile court.
- (2) The Office of Recovery Services is authorized to establish paternity in accordance with this chapter, Title 62A, Chapter 11, Recovery Services, and Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
- (3) A court shall, without adjudicating paternity, dismiss a petition that is filed under this chapter by an unmarried biological father if he is not entitled to consent to the adoption of the child under Sections 78B-6-121 and 78B-6-122.
Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session
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