Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 80 > Chapter 2 > Part 4 - Division Employees and Volunteers

• Abuse: means :

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  (A)  nonaccidental harm of a child; (B)  threatened harm of a child; (C)  sexual exploitation; (D)  sexual abuse; or (E)  human trafficking of a child in violation of Section 76-5-308. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Child: means , except as provided in Section 80-2-905, an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Director: means the director of the division appointed under Section 80-2-202. See Utah Code 80-2-102 Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 80-2-102 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Evidence-based: means a program or practice that has had multiple randomized control studies or a meta-analysis demonstrating that the program or practice is effective for a specific population or has been rated as effective by a standardized program evaluation tool. See Utah Code 80-1-102 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: means a person appointed by a court to make decisions regarding a minor, including the authority to consent to: (a)  marriage; (b)  enlistment in the armed forces; (c)  major medical, surgical, or psychiatric treatment; or (d)  legal custody, if legal custody is not vested in another individual, agency, or institution. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Harm: means : (a)  physical or developmental injury or damage; (b)  emotional damage that results in a serious impairment in the child's growth, development, behavior, or psychological functioning; (c)  sexual abuse; or (d)  sexual exploitation. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Neglect: means action or inaction causing: (i)  abandonment of a child, except as provided in 5; (ii)  lack of proper parental care of a child by reason of the fault or habits of the parent, guardian, or custodian; (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; (iv)  a child to be at risk of being neglected or abused because another child in the same home is neglected or abused; (v)  abandonment of a child through an unregulated child custody transfer under Section 78B-24-203; or (vi)  educational neglect. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Protective custody: means the shelter of a child by the Division of Child and Family Services from the time the child is removed from the home until the earlier of: (a)  the day on which the shelter hearing is held under Section 80-3-301; or (b)  the day on which the child is returned home. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Protective services: means expedited services that are provided: (a)  in response to evidence of neglect, abuse, or dependency of a child; (b)  to a cohabitant who is neglecting or abusing a child, in order to: (i)  help the cohabitant develop recognition of the cohabitant's duty of care and of the causes of neglect or abuse; and (ii)  strengthen the cohabitant's ability to provide safe and acceptable care; and (c)  in cases where the child's welfare is endangered: (i)  to bring the situation to the attention of the appropriate juvenile court and law enforcement agency; (ii)  to cause a protective order to be issued for the protection of the child, when appropriate; and (iii)  to protect the child from the circumstances that endanger the child's welfare including, when appropriate: (A)  removal from the child's home; (B)  placement in substitute care; and (C)  petitioning the court for termination of parental rights. See Utah Code 80-1-102 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 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5