Families and Children
Adoption
- Utah Legal Services' Domestic Law Handbook, Adoption section (utahlegalservices.org)
- Child and Family Services Adoption Program (dcfs.utah.gov)
- Indian Child Welfare Act Information (dcfs.utah.gov)
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is a federal law that governs foster placement and adoptions involving Native American children.
Annulment
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- Custody defines the rights and responsibilities between parents for their child(ren).
- Custody Evaluation Forms
- Complete paperwork for parentage using the Online Court Assistance Program
(Parentage is establishing child custody, child support, parent-time, and paternity when the parents have never been married) - Registering a Foreign Order
Child Support
- Child support is the parents' legal duty to financially support their child(ren).
- Child Support Calculator
- Child Support Worksheets and Income Tables
- Modifying Child Support
- Office of Recovery Services - Child Support (ors.utah.gov)
The Office of Recovery Services (ORS) helps establish and enforce financial and medical support for children. - Registering a Foreign Order
- Complete paperwork for parentage using the Online Court Assistance Program
(Parentage is establishing child custody, child support, parent-time, and paternity when the parents have never been married)
Child Welfare
- Child Welfare Forms
- A Child's Journey Through the Child Welfare System
- Time Requirements for Dependency, Abuse, and Neglect Cases
Child Welfare Appeals
Delegation of a Parent's or Guardian's Authority
Divorce
A divorce ends marriage and all direct legal relationships between couples, except those relationships and obligations specified in the divorce decree. These may include such things as spousal support, parenting arrangements and support of children, division of property and payment of debts. Utah divorce laws allow for no-fault divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.
- Getting a Divorce in Utah | Para Obtener un Divorcio
- Divorce Flow Chart (from Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake)
- Use the Online Court Assistance Program to create the paperwork to file for divorce
- Divorce Forms
- Divorce Mediation
- Divorce Orientation and Education Classes
- Temporary Order
- Utah Legal Services' Domestic Law Handbook, Divorce section (utahlegalservices.org)
Emancipation
Parents are legally obligated to provide the basic needs for their children until they are eighteen. If a person under eighteen marries or joins the U.S. Armed Forces, parents are no longer responsible for supporting them or for making decisions for them.
Utah has an emancipation law (Utah Code §78A-6-801 to 78A-6-805) which allows a minor 16 years or older to ask the juvenile court to declare them emancipated. Emancipation gives a minor under eighteen the rights and responsibilities of an adult. Emancipation forms are available on the court's website
Glossary of Legal Terms
Grandparents' Rights
- Grandparents' visitation act: Utah Code §30-5-1 to 30-5-2
Juvenile Cases
Marriage
Military Service
Non-Public Information Forms
Parent Time (Visitation)
Complete paperwork for parentage using the Online Court Assistance Program. (Parentage is establishing child custody, child support, parent-time, and paternity when the parents have never been married)
The Co-Parenting Mediation Program helps parents resolve parent-time (visitation) problems without formal court intervention.
Parent Time Schedules:
Registering a Foreign Order
Parentage (Establishing child custody, child support, parent-time, and paternity when the parents have never been married)
- Complete paperwork for parentage using the Online Court Assistance Program.
- Establishing Court-Ordered Paternity: A Guide for Unmarried Parents
- Temporary Order
Parenting Plans
Paternity
Summons
Utah Legal Services Handbook on Domestic Law
Provides information on marriage, adoption, guardianship, powers of attorney, protective orders, resources for victims of domestic violence, divorce, legal separation, annulment, custody and more.
- Utah Legal Services' Domestic Law Handbook (utahlegalservices.org)