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Title 81 - Utah Domestic Relations Code
Chapter 13 - Adoption
Part 2 - Adoption of a Minor Child
Section 206 - Determination of rights in an adoption proceeding for a minor child.
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UT Code § 81-13-206 (2025)
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Effective 9/1/2025
81-13-206. Determination of rights in an adoption proceeding for a minor child.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session
81-13-206. Determination of rights in an adoption proceeding for a minor child.
- (1)
- (a)Any interested person may petition a court with jurisdiction over an adoption proceeding of a minor child for a determination of the rights and interests of any person who may claim an interest in the minor child under this part.
- (b)The petition described in Subsection (1) may be filed at any time before the finalization of the adoption, including before:
- (i)the minor child's birth;
- (ii)a petition for adoption is filed; or
- (iii)a petition to terminate parental rights is filed.
- (2)If a petition for adoption or a petition to terminate parental rights has been filed in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, the petitioner or any interested person may, without filing a separate petition, move the court for a determination of the rights and interests of any person who may claim an interest in the minor child under this chapter.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session
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