Title 81, Title 81: Utah Domestic Relations Code

81-10-105. Duty to notify of change of address. (1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection, an individual to whom custodial responsibility has been granted during deployment pursuant to, or, shall notify the deploying parent and any other individual with custodial responsibil…

81-10-106. General consideration in custody proceeding of parent's military service. In a proceeding for custodial responsibility of a child of a service member, a court may not consider a parent's past deployment or possible future deployment in itself in determining the best in…

81-10-201. Form of agreement. (1) The parents of a child may enter into a temporary agreement under this part granting custodial responsibility during deployment. When the parents of a child include one or more servicemembers, the parents should enter into an agreement granting c…

81-10-202. Nature of authority created by agreement. (1) An agreement under this part is temporary and terminates pursuant to, after the deploying parent returns from deployment, unless the agreement has been terminated before that time by court order or modification under Sectio…

81-10-203. Modification of agreement. (1) By mutual consent, the parents of a child may modify an agreement regarding custodial responsibility made in accordance with this part. (2) If an agreement is modified under Subsectionbefore deployment of a deploying parent, the modificat…

81-10-204. Power of attorney. (1) A deploying parent, by power of attorney, may delegate all or part of custodial responsibility to an adult nonparent for the period of deployment if no other parent possesses custodial responsibility under the law of this state other than this ch…

81-10-205. Filing agreement or power of attorney with court. (1) An agreement or power of attorney under this part shall be filed within a reasonable time with any court that has entered an order on custodial responsibility or child support that is in effect concerning the child …

81-10-301. Definitions for part. As used in this part, "close and substantial relationship" means a relationship in which a significant bond exists between a child and a nonparent.

81-10-302. Proceeding for temporary custody -- Order. (1) After a deploying parent receives notice of deployment and until the deployment terminates, a court may issue a temporary order granting custodial responsibility unless prohibited by Sectionand the Servicemembers Civil Rel…

81-10-303. Expedited hearing. If a motion to grant custodial responsibility is filed under Subsectionbefore a deploying parent deploys, the court shall conduct an expedited hearing.

81-10-304. Testimony by electronic means. In a proceeding under this part, a party or witness who is not reasonably available to appear personally may appear, provide testimony, and present evidence by electronic means unless the court finds good cause to require a personal appea…

81-10-305. Effect of prior judicial order or agreement. In a proceeding for a grant of custodial responsibility in accordance with this part, the following rules apply: (1) a prior judicial order designating custodial responsibility in the event of deployment is binding on the co…

81-10-306. Grant of caretaking or decision-making authority to nonparent. (1) On motion of a deploying parent and in accordance with the law of this state other than this chapter, if it is in the best interest of the child a court may grant caretaking authority to a nonparent who…

81-10-307. Grant of limited contact. On motion of a deploying parent, and in accordance with the law of this state other than this chapter, unless the court finds that the contact would be contrary to the best interest of the child, a court shall grant limited contact to a nonpar…

81-10-308. Nature of authority created by temporary custody order. (1) A grant of authority under this part is temporary and terminates under, after the return from deployment of the deploying parent, unless the grant has been terminated before that time by court order. Part 4, R…

81-10-309. Content of temporary custody order. (1) An order granting custodial responsibility under this part shall: designate the order as temporary; and identify to the extent feasible the destination, duration, and conditions of the deployment. (2) If applicable, an order for …

81-10-310. Order for child support. If a court has issued an order granting caretaking authority under this part, or an agreement granting caretaking authority has been executed under, the court may enter a temporary order for child support consistent with the law of this state o…

81-10-311. Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent. (1) Except for an order under Section, except as otherwise provided in Subsection, and consistent with Sectionand the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. Appendix Sections 521 and 522, on m…

81-10-401. Procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by agreement. (1) At any time after return from deployment, a temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility under, may be terminated by an agreement to terminate signed by the dep…

81-10-402. Consent procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order. (1) At any time after a deploying parent returns from deployment, the deploying parent and the other parent may file with the court an agreement to terminate a tem…

81-10-403. Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility. After a deploying parent returns from deployment until a temporary agreement or order for custodial responsibility established under Part 2, Agreement Addressing Custodial Responsibility Duri…

81-10-404. Termination by operation of law of temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order. (1) If an agreement between the parties to terminate a court order for temporary custodial responsibility during deployment under Part 3, Judicial Procedure for G…

81-10-501. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to this uniform law's subject matter among states that enact this uniform law.

81-10-502. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of th…

81-10-503. Savings clause. This chapter does not affect the validity of a temporary court order concerning custodial responsibility during deployment that was entered before May 10, 2016.