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

Do I Get to Choose Whom I Live With?

It depends. Under Utah law, a judge may take the child’s wishes into account in deciding custody and parent-time. But it is important to remember that the child’s wishes are just one of many factors that a judge takes into account and the judge may decide that other factors outweigh the child’s wishes.

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