Utah § 81-14-202 - Applicability.

Effective 9/1/2025
81-14-202.  Applicability.
     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.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session