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2021 Utah Code
Title 78B - Judicial Code
Chapter 6 - Particular Proceedings
Part 1 - Utah Adoption Act
Section 123 - Power of a minor to consent or relinquish.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 78B-6-123 (2021)
78B-6-123. Power of a minor to consent or relinquish.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
- (1) A minor parent has the power to:
- (a) consent to the adoption of the minor's child; and
- (b) relinquish the minor's control or custody of the child for adoption.
- (2) The consent or relinquishment described in Subsection (1) is valid and has the same force and effect as a consent or relinquishment executed by an adult parent.
- (3) A minor parent, having executed a consent or relinquishment, cannot revoke that consent upon reaching the age of majority or otherwise becoming emancipated.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
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