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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-20-403

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

     After a deploying parent returns from deployment until a temporary agreement or order for custodial responsibility established under Part 2, Agreement Addressing Custodial Responsibility During Deployment, or a provision of a court order specifying temporary custodial responsibility during deployment issued under Part 3, Judicial Procedure for Granting Custodial Responsibility During Deployment, or Section 30-3-10, is terminated, the court shall issue a temporary order granting the deploying parent reasonable contact with the child unless it is contrary to the best interest of the child, even if the time of contact exceeds the time the deploying parent spent with the child before deployment.