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2021 Utah Code
Title 78B - Judicial Code
Chapter 6 - Particular Proceedings
Part 1 - Utah Adoption Act
Section 142 - Adoption order from foreign country.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 78B-6-142 (2021)
Effective 5/12/2020
78B-6-142. Adoption order from foreign country.
Amended by Chapter 201, 2020 General Session
78B-6-142. Adoption order from foreign country.
- (1) Except as otherwise provided by federal law, an adoption order rendered to a resident of this state that is made by a foreign country shall be recognized by the courts of this state and enforced as if the order were rendered by a court in this state.
- (2) A person who adopts a child in a foreign country may register the order in this state. A petition for registration of a foreign adoption order may be combined with a petition for a name change. If the court finds that the foreign adoption order meets the requirements of Subsection (1), the court shall order the state registrar to:
- (a) file the order pursuant to Section 78B-6-137; and
- (b) file a certificate of birth for the child pursuant to Section 26-2-28.
- (3) If a clerk of the court is unable to establish the fact, time, and place of birth from the documentation provided, a person holding a direct, tangible, and legitimate interest as described in Subsection 26-2-22(3)(a) or (b) may petition for a court order establishing the fact, time, and place of a birth pursuant to Subsection 26-2-15(1).
Amended by Chapter 201, 2020 General Session
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