Utah Code 78B-6-108. Alien child — Evidence of lawful admission to United States required
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(1) As used in this section, “alien child” means a child under 16 years of age who is not considered a citizen or national of the United States by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-6-108
- Adoption: means the judicial act that:(2)(a) creates the relationship of parent and child where it did not previously exist; and(2)(b) except as provided in Subsections
78B-6-138 (2) and (4), terminates the parental rights of any other person with respect to the child. See Utah Code 78B-6-103- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: means :
(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) Any person adopting an alien child shall file with the petition for adoption written evidence from the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service that the child was inspected and:(2)(a) admitted into the United States for permanent residence;(2)(b) admitted into the United States temporarily in one of the lawful nonimmigrant categories specified in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15); or(2)(c) paroled into the United States pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5).(3) The 1992 amendments to this section are retroactive to September 1, 1984. Any adoption decree entered after September 1, 1984, is considered valid if the requirements of Subsection(2) , as amended, were met.