Utah Code 80-3-111. Interstate compact — Relative placement
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(1) If, for a relative placement, an interstate placement requested under the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children has been initiated by the division or is ordered by or pending before the juvenile court, the court may not finalize a non-relative placement unless the court gives due weight to:
Terms Used In Utah Code 80-3-111
- Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 80-3-102
- 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, Utah Code 80-3-102(1)(a) the preferential consideration granted to a relative in Section 80-3-302;(1)(b) the rebuttable presumption in Section 80-3-302; and(1)(c) the division’s placement authority under Subsections 80-1-102(50) and 80-3-303(1).
(2) Nothing in this section affects the ability of a foster parent to petition the juvenile court under Subsection 80-3-502(3).