78B-6-109 - Determination of rights prior to adoption petition. - Utah Statutes

78B-6-109. Determination of rights prior to adoption petition.
(1) (a) Any interested person may petition a court having jurisdiction over adoptionproceedings for a determination of the rights and interests of any person who may claim aninterest in a child under this part.
(b) The petition described in Subsection (1) may be filed at any time before thefinalization of the adoption, including before:
(i) the child's birth;
(ii) a petition for adoption is filed; or
(iii) a petition to terminate parental rights is filed.
(2) If a petition for adoption or a petition to terminate parental rights has been filed indistrict court, the petitioner or any interested person may, without filing a separate petition, movethe court for a determination of the rights and interests of any person who may claim an interestin a child under this part.

Amended by Chapter 237, 2010 General Session