Utah Code 78B-24-303. General adoption information
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(1) Within a reasonable time before a child-placing agency places a child for adoption with a prospective adoptive parent, the child-placing agency shall provide or cause to be provided to the prospective adoptive parent general adoption information.
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-24-303
- Child: means an unemancipated individual under 18 years old. See Utah Code 78B-24-101
- Child-placing agency: means a person with authority under other law of this state to identify or place a child for adoption. See Utah Code 78B-24-101
- Parent: means an individual recognized as a parent under other law of this state. See Utah Code 78B-24-101
- prospective adoptive parent: means an individual who has been approved or permitted under other law of this state to adopt a child. See Utah Code 78B-24-301
(2) The information under Subsection (1) shall address:
(2)(a) possible physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral issues concerning:
(2)(a)(i) identity, loss, and trauma that a child might experience before, during, or after adoption; and
(2)(a)(ii) a child leaving familiar ties and surroundings;
(2)(b) the effect that access to resources, including health insurance, might have on the ability of an adoptive parent to meet the needs of a child;
(2)(c) causes of disruption of an adoptive placement or dissolution of an adoption and resources available to help avoid disruption or dissolution; and
(2)(d) prohibitions under Sections 78B-24-203 and 78B-24-205.