Utah Code 81-1-202. Court records in a domestic relations action
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Terms Used In Utah Code 81-1-202
- Child: means , except as provided in Section
81-6-101 , a biological or adopted child of any age. See Utah Code 81-1-101 - Court: means :(2)(a) a judge; or(2)(b) a court commissioner if the court commissioner has authority to hear the matter under Section
78A-5-107 or the Utah Rules of Judicial Administration. See Utah Code 81-1-101- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means :
(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(1)(a) In an action under this title, Title 78B, Chapter 13, Utah Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Title 78B, Chapter 14, Utah Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, or Title 78B, Chapter 15, Utah Uniform Parentage Act, a party may file a motion to have the records of the action other than the final judgment, order, or decree, classified as private.(1)(b) If the court finds that there are substantial interests favoring restricting access that clearly outweigh the interests favoring access, the court may classify the records of the action, or any part of the records of the action, other than the final order, judgment, or decree, as private.(1)(c) An order classifying part of the records of the action as private does not apply to subsequent filings.(1)(d) The record of an action is private until the court determines it is possible to release the record without prejudice to the interests that justified the closure.(2)(2)(a) Any interested person may petition the court to permit access to a record classified as private as described in Subsection (1).(2)(b) The interested person described in Subsection (2)(a) shall serve the petition on the parties to the closure order.(3) A party shall place the social security number of any individual, who is the subject of an action under this title, in the records relating to the matter.