78A-6-104. Concurrent jurisdiction of the juvenile court -- Transfer of a protective order.
(1) The juvenile court has jurisdiction, concurrent with the district court: to establish parentage, or to order testing for purposes of establishing parentage, for a child in accordance with Title 81, Chapter 5, Uniform Parentage Act, when a proceeding is initiated under Title 80, Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, or Title 80, Chapter 4, Termination and Restoration of Parental Rights, that involves the child; over a petition to modify a minor's birth certificate if the juvenile court has jurisdiction over the minor's case under Section; and 78A-6-103 over questions of custody, support, and parent-time of a minor if the juvenile court has jurisdiction over the minor's case under Section. 78A-6-103 If the juvenile court obtains jurisdiction over a parentage action under Subsection, the juvenile court may: (1)(a)(i) retain jurisdiction over the parentage action until parentage of the child is adjudicated; or transfer jurisdiction over the parentage action to the district court.
(2) The juvenile court has jurisdiction, concurrent with the district court or the justice court otherwise having jurisdiction, over a criminal information filed under Part 4a, Adult Criminal Proceedings, for an adult alleged to have committed: an offense under Section, unlawful sale, offer for sale, or furnishing to a minor; 32B-4-403 an offense under Section, failure to comply with compulsory education requirements; 53G-6-202 an offense under Section, failure to report; 80-2-609 a misdemeanor offense under Section, custodial interference; 76-5-303 an offense under Section, contributing to the delinquency of a minor; or 76-4-206 an offense under Section, harboring a runaway. 80-5-601 It is not necessary for a minor to be adjudicated for an offense or violation of the law under Sectionfor the juvenile court to exercise jurisdiction under Subsection. 80-6-701 (2)(a)
(3) When a support, custody, or parent-time award has been made by a district court in a divorce action or other proceeding, and the jurisdiction of the district court in the case is continuing, the juvenile court may acquire jurisdiction in a case involving the same child if the child comes within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under Section. 78A-6-103 The juvenile court may, by order, change the custody subject to Subsection, support, parent-time, and visitation rights previously ordered in the district court as necessary to implement the order of the juvenile court for the safety and welfare of the child. 81-9-204(4) An order by the juvenile court under Subsectionremains in effect so long as the juvenile court continues to exercise jurisdiction. (3)(b)(i) If a copy of the findings and order of the juvenile court under this Subsectionare filed with the district court, the findings and order of the juvenile court are binding on the parties to the divorce action as though entered in the district court. (3)
(4) This section does not deprive the district court of jurisdiction to: appoint a guardian for a child; determine the support, custody, and parent-time of a child upon writ of habeas corpus; or determine a question of support, custody, and parent-time that is incidental to the determination of an action in the district court.
(5) A juvenile court may transfer a petition for a protective order for a child to the district court if the juvenile court has entered an ex parte protective order and finds that: the petitioner and the respondent are the parent or step parent of the child who is the object of the petition; the district court has a petition pending or an order related to custody or parent-time entered under Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 6, Cohabitant Abuse Protective Orders, Title 81, Chapter 4, Part 4, Divorce, or Title 81, Chapter 5, Uniform Parentage Act, in which the petitioner and the respondent are parties; and the best interests of the child will be better served in the district court.