Title 42, Title 42

The court may terminate a parent's rights to a child who is the subject of an adoption proceeding based upon: (1) the voluntary acts of the parent in: (a) executing a voluntary relinquishment and consent to adopt; (b) submitting a notarized denial of paternity executed pursuant t…

(1) The court may terminate parental rights for purposes of making a child available for adoption on the grounds of unfitness if: (a) the court makes a determination that the parent has been judicially deprived of custody of the child on account of abuse or neglect toward the chi…

For purposes of making a child available for adoption, the court may terminate the parental rights of a putative father on the grounds that the parent and child relationship does not exist if: (1) a judicial determination is made under 40-6-107 that the parent and child relations…

(1) The parental rights of a putative father may be terminated by the court if the putative father has failed to timely establish and maintain a substantial relationship with the child. (2) A putative father who is not married to the child's mother but who has openly lived with t…

(1) The court may find an irrevocable waiver of parental rights of: (a) a putative father who was timely served with notice of intent to release if the court is provided with proof of service and proof that the putative father failed to timely comply with the requirements of the …

(1) If a parent appears at the hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights, objects to the termination of rights, and requests custody of the child, the court shall set deadlines that allow the parties to complete discovery and shall set a hearing on the determination of…

(1) An order granting the petition for termination of parental rights: (a) terminates the parent and child relationship except for an obligation for arrearages of child support; (b) terminates the jurisdiction of the court over the child in any dissolution or separate maintenance…

An order terminating parental rights is a final order for purposes of appeal.

A contested termination of parental rights action must take precedence over other cases and matters in the court or on appeal. The court shall examine any issues raised in challenging termination of a parent's rights or regarding the validity of any adoption decree and shall rend…

Subject to the disposition of a timely appeal, upon expiration of 6 months after an order terminating parental rights has been issued, the order may not be questioned by any person, in any manner, or upon any ground, including fraud, misrepresentation, failure to give any require…