As of April 24th, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Utah has ordered a temporary stay of S.B. 199.
The Utah State Courts are processing guardianship cases under existing law, but are excluding all of S.B. 199's provisions until the stay is lifted or amended. Learn more

Download Index for Family Court Report

  1. Table of Contents  Including Task Force Members -  Word
  2. Task Force Members (website listing)
  3. Report Summary 1 -  Word
  4. Introduction 17 -  Word
  5. Need for a Family Department 25 -  Word
  6. Cases Assigned to the Family Department 33 -  Word
  7. The Family Department and the Delivery of Services 39 -  Word
  8. Family Department Organization and Operations 49 -  Word
  9. Transition to a Family Department of the District Court 81 -  Word
  10. Family Department Caseload 87 -  Word
  11. Appendix A: History of Utah Juvenile Court Studies 91 -  Word
  12. Appendix B: Family Court Features of Other States and National Standards 95 -  Word
  13. Appendix C: Bibliography 101 -  Word
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