Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 15 > Part 4 - Registry

• Child: means an individual of any age whose parentage may be determined under this chapter. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
• Commence: means to file the initial pleading seeking an adjudication of parentage in the appropriate tribunal of this state. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
• Declarant father: means a male who, along with the biological mother claims to be the genetic father of a child, and signs a voluntary declaration of paternity to establish the man's paternity. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
• Father: means a parent who is of the male sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Man: means a male individual of any age. See Utah Code 78B-15-102 v2
• Mother: means a parent who is of the female sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, any territory, Native American Tribe, or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
• Support-enforcement agency: means a public official or agency authorized under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act which has the authority to seek:
       (25)(a) enforcement of support orders or laws relating to the duty of support;
       (25)(b) establishment or modification of child support;
       (25)(c) determination of parentage; or
       (25)(d) location of child-support obligors and their income and assets. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
• Tribunal: means a court of law, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage. See Utah Code 78B-15-102