Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 81 > Chapter 9 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Abuse: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. See Utah Code 81-9-101
• 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.
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Child: means , except as provided in Section 81-6-101, a biological or adopted child of any age. See Utah Code 81-1-101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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
• Custodial parent: means :
       (3)(a) a parent awarded primary physical custody of a minor child by a court order;
       (3)(b) if both parents have joint physical custody:

            (3)(b)(i) the parent awarded more overnights each year by a court order; or

            (3)(b)(ii) the parent designated as the custodial parent by a court order; or
       (3)(c) if there is no court order, the parent with whom the minor child resides more than one-half of the calendar year without regard to any temporary parent-time. See Utah Code 81-1-101
• Domestic violence: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1. See Utah Code 81-9-101
• 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.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Minor child: means , except as provided in Section 81-6-101, a child who is younger than 18 years old and is not emancipated. See Utah Code 81-1-101
• Noncustodial parent: means the parent who is not the custodial parent regardless of any designation of joint legal custody. See Utah Code 81-1-101
• Parent: means a parent with an established parent-child relationship as described in Section 78B-15-201. See Utah Code 81-1-101
• Parenting functions: include :
            (6)(b)(i) maintaining a loving, stable, consistent, and nurturing relationship with the minor child;
            (6)(b)(ii) attending to the daily needs of the minor child, such as feeding, clothing, physical care, grooming, supervision, health care, day care, and engaging in other activities which are appropriate to the developmental level of the minor child and that are within the social and economic circumstances of the particular family;
            (6)(b)(iii) attending to adequate education for the minor child, including remedial or other education essential to the best interest of the minor child;
            (6)(b)(iv) assisting the minor child in developing and maintaining appropriate interpersonal relationships;
            (6)(b)(v) exercising appropriate judgment regarding the minor child's welfare, consistent with the minor child's developmental level and family social and economic circumstances; and
            (6)(b)(vi) providing for the financial support of the minor child. See Utah Code 81-9-101
• 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
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Protective order: means :
       (8)(a) a civil protective order, as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-102;
       (8)(b) an ex parte civil protective order, as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-102; or
       (8)(c) a foreign protection order, as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-302. See Utah Code 81-9-101
• Sexual abuse: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. See Utah Code 81-9-101
• 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
• Supervised parent-time: means parent-time that requires the noncustodial parent to be accompanied during parent-time by an individual approved by the court. See Utah Code 81-9-101
• Uniformed service: means :
       (14)(a) active and reserve components of the United States Armed Forces;
       (14)(b) the United States Merchant Marine;
       (14)(c) the commissioned corps of the United States Public Health Service;
       (14)(d) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States; or
       (14)(e) the National Guard of a state. See Utah Code 81-9-101
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5