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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-6-127

  • Adoptee: means a person who:
         (1)(a) is the subject of an adoption proceeding; or
         (1)(b) has been legally adopted. See Utah Code 78B-6-103
  • 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

     Neither notice nor consent to adoption or relinquishment for adoption is required from a parent whose rights with regard to an adoptee have been terminated by a court.