Utah § 81-14-202 Applicability.

Utah Statutes

§ 81-14-202 — Applicability.

Utah § 81-14-202

Title 81Utah Domestic Relations Code

Ch. 81-14Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act

Part 81-14-2Prohibition of Unregulated Custody Transfer

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Utah Code Ann. § 81-14-202 (2026).

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This part does not apply to a transfer of custody of a minor child by a parent or guardian of the minor child to:

(1)a parent of the minor child;

(2)a stepparent of the minor child;

(3)an adult who is related to the minor child by blood, marriage, or adoption;

(4)an adult who, at the time of the transfer, had a close relationship with the minor child or the parent or guardian of the minor child for a substantial period, and whom the parent or guardian reasonably believed, at the time of the transfer, to be a fit custodian of the minor child;

(5)an Indian custodian, as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903, of the minor child; or

(6)a member of the minor child's customary family unit recognized by the minor child's indigenous group.

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This part does not apply to a transfer of custody of a minor child by a parent or guardian of the minor child to:
(1) a parent of the minor child;
(2) a stepparent of the minor child;
(3) an adult who is related to the minor child by blood, marriage, or adoption;
(4) an adult who, at the time of the transfer, had a close relationship with the minor child or the parent or guardian of the minor child for a substantial period, and whom the parent or guardian reasonably believed, at the time of the transfer, to be a fit custodian of the minor child;
(5) an Indian custodian, as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903, of the minor child; or
(6) a member of the minor child's customary family unit recognized by the minor child's indigenous group.