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2025 Utah Code
Title 80 - Utah Juvenile Code
Chapter 2a - Removal and Protective Custody of a Child
Part 1 - General Provisions
Section 101 - Definitions.
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UT Code § 80-2a-101 (2025)
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Effective 9/1/2025
80-2a-101. Definitions.
Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session
80-2a-101. Definitions.
- (1)"Custody" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.
- (2)"Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201.
- (3)"Friend" means an adult who:
- (a)has an established relationship with the child or a family member of the child; and
- (b)is not the parent of the child.
- (4)"Nonrelative" means an individual who is not a noncustodial parent or relative.
- (5)"Relative" means an adult who:
- (a)is the child's grandparent, great grandparent, aunt, great aunt, uncle, great uncle, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepparent, first cousin, stepsibling, or sibling;
- (b)is the first cousin of the child's parent;
- (c)is a permanent guardian or parent of the child's sibling; or
- (d)in the case of a child who is an Indian child, is an extended family member as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903.
- (6)"Sibling" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.
- (7)"Temporary custody" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.
Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session
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