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2021 Utah Code
Title 78B - Judicial Code
Chapter 6 - Particular Proceedings
Part 1 - Utah Adoption Act
Section 130 - Preplacement and postplacement adoptive evaluations -- Review by court.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 78B-6-130 (2021)
Effective 5/9/2017
78B-6-130. Preplacement and postplacement adoptive evaluations -- Review by court.
Amended by Chapter 280, 2017 General Session
78B-6-130. Preplacement and postplacement adoptive evaluations -- Review by court.
- (1)
- (a) If the person conducting the preplacement adoptive evaluation or postplacement adoptive evaluation disapproves the adoptive placement, the court may dismiss the petition for adoption.
- (b) Upon request by a prospective adoptive parent, the court shall order that an additional preplacement adoptive evaluation or postplacement adoptive evaluation be conducted, and shall hold a hearing on the suitability of the adoption, including testimony of interested parties.
- (2) Before finalization of a petition for adoption the court shall review and consider the information and recommendations contained in the preplacement adoptive evaluation and postplacement adoptive evaluation described in Sections 78B-6-128 and 78B-6-129.
- (3) With respect to the home study required as part of the preplacement adoptive evaluation described in Subsection 78B-6-128(2)(c), a court may review and consider information other than the information contained in the home study described in Subsection 78B-6-128(6)(c).
Amended by Chapter 280, 2017 General Session
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