Utah Code 80-3-105. Consolidation of proceedings
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(1) Subject to Subsection (2), when more than one child is involved in a home situation that may be found to constitute abuse, neglect, or dependency, the proceedings may be consolidated.
Terms Used In Utah Code 80-3-105
- Abuse: means :(1)(a)(i)(1)(a)(i)(A) nonaccidental harm of a child;(1)(a)(i)(B) threatened harm of a child;(1)(a)(i)(C) sexual exploitation;(1)(a)(i)(D) sexual abuse; or(1)(a)(i)(E) human trafficking of a child in violation of Section
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
- Disposition: means an order by a juvenile court, after the adjudication of a minor, under Section
80-3-405 or80-4-305 or Chapter 6, Part 7, Adjudication and Disposition. 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 Section78B-24-203 ; or(58)(a)(vi) educational neglect. See Utah Code 80-1-102(2) Separate hearings may be held in proceedings consolidated under Subsection (1) with respect to disposition. - Child: means , except as provided in Section