Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78A > Chapter 2 > Part 8 - Guardian Ad Litem

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Attorney guardian ad litem: means an attorney employed by the office. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
• Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Director: means the director of the office. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Guardian: includes a person who:
       (14)(a) qualifies as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment; or
       (14)(b) is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a minor or incapacitated person. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Guardian ad litem: means an attorney guardian ad litem or a private attorney guardian ad litem. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Indigent individual: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-22-102. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
• Minor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
• Office: means the Office of Guardian Ad Litem created in Section 78A-2-802. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.