Utah § 81-15-101 Definitions for chapter.

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§ 81-15-101 — Definitions for chapter.

Utah § 81-15-101

Title 81Utah Domestic Relations Code

Ch. 81-15Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act

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Utah Code Ann. § 81-15-101 (2026).

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As used in this chapter:

(1)"Arbitration agreement" means an agreement that subjects a family law dispute to arbitration.

(2)"Arbitration organization" means an association, agency, board, commission, or other entity that is neutral and initiates, sponsors, or administers an arbitration or is involved in the selection of an arbitrator.

(3)"Arbitrator" means an individual selected, alone or with other individuals, to make an award in a family law dispute that is subject to an arbitration agreement.

(4)"Child-related dispute" means a family law dispute regarding the custody, parent-time, visitation, or financial support of a child.

(5)"Court" means a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, over the family law dispute.

(6)"Family law dispute" mean

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As used in this chapter:
(1) "Arbitration agreement" means an agreement that subjects a family law dispute to arbitration.
(2) "Arbitration organization" means an association, agency, board, commission, or other entity that is neutral and initiates, sponsors, or administers an arbitration or is involved in the selection of an arbitrator.
(3) "Arbitrator" means an individual selected, alone or with other individuals, to make an award in a family law dispute that is subject to an arbitration agreement.
(4) "Child-related dispute" means a family law dispute regarding the custody, parent-time, visitation, or financial support of a child.
(5) "Court" means a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, over the family law dispute.
(6) "Family law dispute" means a contested issue arising under this title.
(7) "Party" means an individual who signs an arbitration agreement and whose rights will be determined by an award.
(8) "Person" means an individual, an estate, a business or nonprofit entity, a public corporation, a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal entity.
(9) "Record," used as a noun, means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(10) "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
(10)(a) to execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
(10)(b) to attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.
(11) (11)(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.
(11)(b) "State" includes a federally recognized Indian tribe.