Utah Code 78B-6-139. Name and status of adopted child

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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-6-139

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
Adoptive parent: means an individual who has legally adopted an adoptee. See Utah Code 78B-6-103

When a final decree of adoption is entered under Section 78B-6-137, a child may take the family name of the adoptive parent or parents. After that decree of adoption is entered, the adoptive parent or parents and the child shall sustain the legal relationship of parent and child, and have all the rights and be subject to all the duties of that relationship.

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