Utah § 81-12-101 Definitions for chapter.

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§ 81-12-101 — Definitions for chapter.

Utah § 81-12-101

Title 81Utah Domestic Relations Code

Ch. 81-12Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act

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Utah Code Ann. § 81-12-101 (2026).

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As used in this chapter:

(1)"Abduction" means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a minor child.

(2)(2)(a) "Child custody determination" means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a minor child.

(2)(b) "Child custody determination" includes a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order.

(3)(3)(a) "Child custody proceeding" means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, visitation, or parent-time with respect to a minor child is at issue.

(3)(b) "Child custody proceeding" includes a proceeding for divorce, dissolution of marriage, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, or protection from domestic violence. (4

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As used in this chapter:
(1) "Abduction" means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a minor child.
(2) (2)(a) "Child custody determination" means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a minor child.
(2)(b) "Child custody determination" includes a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order.
(3) (3)(a) "Child custody proceeding" means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, visitation, or parent-time with respect to a minor child is at issue.
(3)(b) "Child custody proceeding" includes a proceeding for divorce, dissolution of marriage, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, or protection from domestic violence.
(4) "Court" means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination.
(5) "Petition" includes a motion or the motion's equivalent.
(6) "Record" means information inscribed on a tangible medium or stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(7) (7)(a) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(7)(b) "State" includes a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation.
(8) (8)(a) "Travel document" means records relating to a travel itinerary, including travel tickets, passes, reservations for transportation, or accommodations.
(8)(b) "Travel document" does not include a passport or visa.
(9) "Wrongful removal" means the taking of a minor child that breaches rights of custody, visitation, or parent-time given or recognized under the law of this state.
(10) "Wrongful retention" means the keeping or concealing of a minor child that breaches rights of custody, visitation, or parent-time given or recognized under the law of this state.