Utah Code 78B-20-307. Grant of limited contact
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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-20-307
- 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
- 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- Family member: means a sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, stepparent, or grandparent of a child, or an individual recognized to be in a familial relationship with a child under the law of this state other than this chapter. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
- Limited contact: includes authority to take the child to a place other than the residence of the child. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
- Nonparent: means an individual other than a deploying parent or other parent. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 78B-20-102
On motion of a deploying parent, and in accordance with the law of this state other than this chapter, unless the court finds that the contact would be contrary to the best interest of the child, a court shall grant limited contact to a nonparent who is a family member of the child or an individual with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship.