Utah Code 78B-20-107. General consideration in custody proceeding of parent’s military service
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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-20-107
- Child: means :(3)(a) an unemancipated individual who has not attained 18 years old; or(3)(b) an adult son or daughter by birth or adoption, or under law of this state other than this chapter, who is the subject of a court order concerning custodial responsibility. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
- Court: means a tribunal, including an administrative agency, authorized under the law of this state other than this chapter to make, enforce, or modify a decision regarding custodial responsibility. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
- Custodial responsibility: includes all powers and duties relating to caretaking authority and decision-making authority for a child. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
- Deployment: means the movement or mobilization of a service member for more than 90 days but less than 18 months pursuant to uniformed service orders that:
(8)(a) are designated as unaccompanied;(8)(b) do not authorize dependent travel; or(8)(c) otherwise do not permit the movement of family members to the location to which the service member is deployed. See Utah Code 78B-20-102- Service member: means a member of a uniformed service. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
In a proceeding for custodial responsibility of a child of a service member, a court may not consider a parent’s past deployment or possible future deployment in itself in determining the best interest of the child but may consider any significant impact on the best interest of the child of the parent’s past or possible future deployment.