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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-20-303

  • 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
  • Deploying parent: means a service member who is deployed or has been notified of impending deployment and is:
         (7)(a) a parent of a child under the law of this state other than this chapter; or
         (7)(b) an individual who has custodial responsibility for a child under the law of this state other than this chapter. See Utah Code 78B-20-102

     If a motion to grant custodial responsibility is filed under Subsection 78B-20-302(2) before a deploying parent deploys, the court shall conduct an expedited hearing.