Utah Code 80-3-102. Definitions
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As used in this chapter:
(1) “Abuse, neglect, or dependency petition” means a petition filed in accordance with this chapter to commence proceedings in a juvenile court alleging that a child is:
Terms Used In Utah Code 80-3-102
- Adult: means an individual who is 18 years old or older. See Utah Code 80-1-102
- Child: means , except as provided in Section
80-2-905 , an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102 - dependency: means a child who is without proper care through no fault of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. See Utah Code 80-1-102
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 80-3-102
- Indian child: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 80-1-102
- Natural parent: includes the minor's noncustodial parent. See Utah Code 80-1-102
- Neglect: means action or inaction causing:(58)(a)(i) abandonment of a child, except as provided in Chapter 4, Part 5, Safe Relinquishment of a Newborn Child;(58)(a)(ii) lack of proper parental care of a child by reason of the fault or habits of the parent, guardian, or custodian;(58)(a)(iii) failure or refusal of a parent, guardian, or custodian to provide proper or necessary subsistence or medical care, or any other care necessary for the child's health, safety, morals, or well-being;(58)(a)(iv) a child to be at risk of being neglected or abused because another child in the same home is neglected or abused;(58)(a)(v) abandonment of a child through an unregulated child custody transfer under Section
78B-24-203 ; or(58)(a)(vi) educational neglect. See Utah Code 80-1-102 - Sibling: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102. See Utah Code 80-3-102
(1)(a) abused;
(1)(b) neglected; or
(1)(c) dependent.
(2) “Custody” means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.
(4) “Friend” means an adult who:
(4)(a) has an established relationship with the child or a family member of the child; and
(4)(b) is not the natural parent of the child.
(5) “Immediate family member” means a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, or grandchild.
(6) “Relative” means an adult who:
(6)(a) is the child’s grandparent, great grandparent, aunt, great aunt, uncle, great uncle, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepparent, first cousin, stepsibling, or sibling;
(6)(b) is a first cousin of the child’s parent;
(6)(c) is a permanent guardian or natural parent of the child’s sibling; or
(6)(d) in the case of a child who is an Indian child, is an extended family member as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. § 1903.
(7) “Sibling” means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.
(8) “Sibling visitation” means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.
(9) “Temporary custody” means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.