Utah Code § 80-4-204

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 80-4-204 - Notice of petition
(1)
(a) After a petition for termination of parental rights is filed, notice shall:
(i) be provided to the parents, the guardian, the individual or agency having legal custody of the child, and any individual acting in loco parentis to the child; and
(ii) indicate the:
(A) nature of the petition;
(B) time and place of the hearing;
(C) right to counsel; and
(D) right to the appointment of counsel for a party whom the juvenile court determines is indigent and at risk of losing the party's parental rights.
(b) The notice described in Subsection (1)(a), or a separate notice subsequently issued, shall contain a statement to the effect that the rights of the parent or parents are proposed to be permanently terminated in the proceedings.
(2) The juvenile court shall hold a hearing specifically on the question of termination of parental rights no sooner than 10 days after the day on which the notice described in Subsection (1) is served.

Utah Code § 80-4-204

Renumbered from §78A-6-506 and amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session ,§ 101, eff. 9/1/2021.
Amended by Chapter 359, 2018 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/8/2018.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session.