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2024 Utah Code
Title 78B - Judicial Code
Chapter 6 - Particular Proceedings
Part 1 - Utah Adoption Act
- Section 101 - Title.
- Section 102 - Legislative intent and findings -- Best interest of child -- Interests of each party.
- Section 103 - Definitions.
- Section 104 - Limitations.
- Section 105 - District court venue -- Jurisdiction of juvenile court -- Jurisdiction over nonresidents -- Time for filing.
- Section 106 - Responsibility for own actions -- Fraud or misrepresentation.
- Section 107 - Compliance with the Interstate Compact on Placement of Children -- Compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act.
- Section 108 - Alien child -- Evidence of lawful admission to United States required.
- Section 109 - Determination of rights prior to adoption petition.
- Section 110 - Notice of adoption proceedings.
- Section 110.1 - Prebirth notice to presumed father of intent to place a child for adoption.
- Section 110.5 - Out-of-state birth mothers and adoptive parents -- Declaration regarding potential birth fathers.
- Section 111 - Criminal sexual offenses.
- Section 112 - District court jurisdiction over termination of parental rights proceedings.
- Section 113 - Prospective adoptive parent not a resident -- Preplacement requirements.
- Section 114 - Adoption by married persons -- Consent.
- Section 115 - Who may adopt -- Adoption of adult.
- Section 116 - Notice and consent for adoption of an adult.
- Section 117 - Who may adopt -- Adoption of minor.
- Section 118 - Relative ages.
- Section 119 - Counseling for parents.
- Section 120 - Necessary consent to adoption or relinquishment for adoption.
- Section 120.1 - Implied consent.
- Section 121 - Consent of unmarried biological father.
- Section 121.5 - Compact for Interstate Sharing of Putative Father Registry Information -- Severability clause.
- Section 122 - Qualifying circumstance.
- Section 122.5 - Effect of out-of-state paternity adjudication, declaration, or acknowledgment.
- Section 123 - Power of a minor to consent or relinquish.
- Section 124 - Persons who may take consents and relinquishments.
- Section 125 - Time period prior to birth mother's consent.
- Section 126 - When consent or relinquishment effective.
- Section 127 - Parents whose rights have been terminated.
- Section 128 - Preplacement adoptive evaluations -- Exceptions.
- Section 129 - Postplacement adoptive evaluations.
- Section 130 - Preplacement and postplacement adoptive evaluations -- Review by court.
- Section 131 - Child in custody of state -- Placement.
- Section 133 - Contested adoptions -- Rights of parties -- Determination of custody.
- Section 134 - Custody pending final decree.
- Section 136 - Final decree of adoption -- Agreement by adoptive parent or parents.
- Section 136.5 - Timing of entry of final decree of adoption -- Posthumous adoption.
- Section 137 - Decree of adoption -- Best interest of child -- Legislative findings.
- Section 138 - Pre-existing parent's rights and duties dissolved.
- Section 139 - Name and status of adopted child.
- Section 140 - Itemization of fees and expenses -- Reporting.
- Section 141 - Court hearings may be closed -- Petition and documents sealed -- Exceptions.
- Section 142 - Adoption order from foreign country.
- Section 143 - Nonidentifying health history of adoptee filed with office -- Limited availability.
- Section 144 - Mutual-consent, voluntary adoption registry -- Procedures -- Fees.
- Section 144.5 - Adoption records fees.
- Section 145 - Restrictions on disclosure of information -- Violations -- Penalty.
- Section 146 - Postadoption contact agreements.
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