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Title 81 - Utah Domestic Relations Code
Chapter 13 - Adoption
Part 3 - Adoption of an Adult
Section 305 - Final decree of adoption of an adult -- Agreement by adoptive parent or parents.
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UT Code § 81-13-305 (2025)
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Effective 9/1/2025
81-13-305. Final decree of adoption of an adult -- Agreement by adoptive parent or parents.
Enacted by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session
81-13-305. Final decree of adoption of an adult -- Agreement by adoptive parent or parents.
- (1)Before entering a final decree of adoption of an adult adoptee, the court shall examine separately each person appearing before the court in accordance with this chapter.
- (2)If the court is satisfied that the interests of the adult adoptee will be promoted by the adoption, the court shall enter a final decree of adoption declaring that:
- (a)the adult adoptee is adopted by the adoptive parent or parents; and
- (b)the adult adoptee is regarded and treated in all respects as the child of the adoptive parent or parents.
- (3)Before the court enters a final decree of adoption of an adult adoptee, the prospective adoptive parent or parents and the adult adoptee shall:
- (a)appear before the court;
- (b)execute a consent to the adoption as described in Section 81-13-304; and
- (c)execute an agreement stating that the adult adoptee shall be adopted and treated in all respects as the adoptive parent's or parents' own lawful child.
- (4)When a final decree of adoption is entered, the adult adoptee may take the family name of the adoptive parent or parents.
- (5)After a final decree of adoption is entered, the adoptive parent or parents and the adult adoptee shall:
- (a)sustain the legal relationship of a parent and child; and
- (b)have all the rights and be subject to all the duties of a parent-child relationship.
Enacted by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session
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