78A-6-310 - Notice of adjudication hearing. - Utah Statutes

78A-6-310. Notice of adjudication hearing.
(1) Upon the filing of a petition pursuant to Section 78A-6-304, the petitioner shall causethe petition and notice to be served on:
(a) the guardian ad litem;
(b) both parents and any guardian of the child; and
(c) the child's foster parents.
(2) The notice shall contain all of the following:
(a) the name and address of the person to whom the notice is directed;
(b) the date, time, and place of the hearing on the petition;
(c) the name of the child on whose behalf the petition has been brought;
(d) a statement that the parent or guardian to whom notice is given, and the child, areentitled to have an attorney present at the hearing on the petition, and that if the parent orguardian is indigent and cannot afford an attorney, and desires to be represented by an attorney,one will be provided; and
(e) a statement that the parent or legal guardian is liable for the cost of support of thechild in the protective custody, temporary custody, and custody of the division, and for legalcounsel appointed for the parent or guardian under Subsection (2)(d), according to the parent's orguardian's financial ability.
(3) Notice and a copy of the petition shall be served on all persons required to receivenotice under Subsection (1) as soon as possible after the petition is filed and at least five daysprior to the time set for the hearing.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session