2021 Utah Code
Title 78B - Judicial Code
Chapter 6 - Particular Proceedings
Part 1 - Utah Adoption Act
Section 113 - Prospective adoptive parent not a resident -- Preplacement requirements.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 78B-6-113 (2021)
Effective 5/9/2017
78B-6-113. Prospective adoptive parent not a resident -- Preplacement requirements.
  • (1) When an adoption petition is to be finalized in this state with regard to any prospective adoptive parent who is not a resident of this state at the time a child is placed in that person's home, the prospective adoptive parent shall comply with the provisions of Sections 78B-6-128 and 78B-6-130.
  • (2) Except as provided in Subsection 78B-6-131(2), in addition to the other requirements of this section, before a child in state custody is placed with a prospective foster parent or a prospective adoptive parent, the Department of Human Services shall comply with Section 78B-6-131.


Amended by Chapter 280, 2017 General Session
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