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In re A.H. – 2021 UT App 57, Ineffective Assistance, Reasonable Efforts

ttps://www.utcourts.gov/opinions/appopin/In%20re%20A.H…20210528_20190846_57.pdf In re A.H. – 2021 UT App 57 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, IN THE INTEREST OF A.H. AND N.H., PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. K.H., Appellant, v. STATE OF UTAH, Appellee. Opinion No. 20190846-CA Filed May 28, 2021 Third District Juvenile Court, Salt Lake Department …

Do you automatically lose your kid if CPS takes you to court?

No, but if CPS or DCFS or DFS or whatever your jurisdiction calls that particular agency of the state filed an action in court to place your children in foster care and/or to terminate your parental rights, the odds are…

Good news, for parents deserving of joint equal physical custody

April 13, 2021

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2021, 2021 legislative session, basis, change of an existing custody award, children, criteria, deserving, effect, fighting, fit, good news, joint equal physical custody, May 5, new Utah Code section. § 30-3-35.2, parents, unfair, uphill battle, Utah Legislature

Good news, apparently, for parents deserving of joint equal physical custody of their children but who have, up until now, been fighting an unfair, unnecessarily uphill battle. The Utah Legislature passed, during the 2021 legislative session, a new Utah Code section.…

2021 UT App 28 – Utah Ct. Appeals – In re C.Z.

March 15, 2021

Parental Rights, Termination of Parental Rights, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Utah Law

2021 UT App 28 - The Utah Court of Appeals, 78A-6-105, 78A-6-312, 78A-6-507, DCFS, Dependency, Domestic Violence, safety plan, termination of parental rights, Utah code

2021 UT App 28 – THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, IN THE INTEREST OF C.Z., A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. M.Z., Appellant, v. STATE OF UTAH, Appellee. Opinion No. 20200227-CA Filed March 12, 2021 Third…

Can grandma sue if the child stopped visiting because of COVID-19?

March 12, 2021

Child Custody, Child Custody Modification, Court Orders, Legal Custody, Modification of Child Custody, Termination of Parental Rights, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions

COVID, COVID-19, sued for custody

Can grandma sue for custody/visitation if you stopped taking the child to visit because of COVID-19? What would you do if your mother sued you for custody/visitation of a grandchild after you stopped taking the child to see her because…

Can grandma sue for custody/visitation if you stopped taking the child to visit because of COVID-19?

March 4, 2021

Child Custody, Child Custody Modification, Court Orders, Legal System, Modification of Child Support, Termination of Parental Rights, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions

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Can grandma sue for custody/visitation if you stopped taking the child to visit because of COVID-19? What would you do if your mother sued you for custody/visitation of a grandchild after you stopped taking the child to see her because…

In re Adoption of B.H. – 2020 UT 64 – UCCJE and ICPC

October 20, 2020

Adoption, Termination of Parental Rights, Utah Law, Utah Supreme Court Decisions

ICPC, Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, UCCJEA, Utah Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

This opinion is subject to revision before final publication in the Pacific Reporter 2020 UT 64 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH In the Matter of the Adoption of B.H., a person under eighteen years of age P.H.…

In re K.T.B. – 2020 UT 51 Utah Code § 78B-6-110 strict compliance unconstitutional

October 19, 2020

Termination of Parental Rights, Utah Law, Utah Supreme Court Decisions

In re K.T.B., not narrowly tailored, termination of parental rights, unconstitutional, Utah Code § 78B-6-110

2020 UT 51 – In re K.T.B. This opinion is subject to revision before final publication in the Pacific Reporter IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF K.T.B A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS…

In re D.M. – 2020 UT App 59 – termination of parental rights

April 13, 2020

Juvenile Court, Parental Rights, Termination of Parental Rights, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Utah Law

2020 UT App 59 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, IN THE INTEREST OF D.M., A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. D.M., Appellant, v. STATE OF UTAH, Appellee. Opinion No. 20190470-CA Filed April 9, 2020 Third District…

2020 UT App 52 – In re J.M. – termination of parental rights

April 3, 2020

Juvenile Court, Parental Rights, Termination of Parental Rights, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Utah Law

2020 UT App 52 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, IN THE INTEREST OF J.M. AND M.M., PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. M.M., Appellant, v. STATE OF UTAH, Appellee. Opinion No. 20190673-CA Filed March 26, 2020 Third…

In re G.J.P. – 2020 UT 4 – UTAH SUPREME COURT

February 13, 2020

Juvenile Court, Parental Rights, Termination of Parental Rights, Uncategorized, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Utah Law

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This opinion is subject to revision before final publication in the Pacific Reporter In re G.J.P. – 2020 UT 4 – IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH OFFICE OF PUBLIC GUARDIAN, Petitioner, v. The HONORABLE JUDGE JULIE…

2019 UT App 208 – In re E.R. – termination of parental rights

2019 UT App 208 – THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, IN THE INTEREST OF E.R., A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. J.R., Appellant, v. STATE OF UTAH,Appellee. Opinion No. 20190184-CA Filed December 19, 2019 Fourth District…

2019 UT App 204 – In re H.F. incorrect analysis terminating parental rights

2019 UT App 204 – THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, IN THE INTEREST OF H.F., A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. J.F., Appellant, v. E.F., Appellee. Opinion No. 20180348-CA Filed December 12, 2019 Third District Juvenile…

Can parent whose parental rights were terminated live with the other parent and the kids?

December 23, 2019

Termination of Parental Rights

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If parental rights are terminated for the mother but not the father and they are still married with the children also living at home can the mother remain in the house with the children? Sure, unless the court orders the…

Can I petition the courts for custody of a child who is homeless?

December 20, 2019

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Protective Order, Guardianship, Termination of Parental Rights

custody homeless child, petition for guardianship, petition to terminate parental rights/petition for adoption, request for child protective order, termination of parental rights

Yes. In the jurisdiction where I practice family law, there are several ways to seek and obtain custody of child who is not your biological offspring: petition for guardianship petition to terminate parental rights/petition for adoption request for child protective…

Can I petition the courts for custody of a homeless child?

December 11, 2019

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Protective Order, Guardianship, Termination of Parental Rights

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Yes. In the jurisdiction where I practice family law, there are several ways to seek and obtain custody of child who is not your biological offspring: petition for guardianship petition to terminate parental rights/petition for adoption request for child protective…

In re L.M. – 2019 UT App 174 – reasonable reunification services

November 12, 2019

Juvenile Court, Parental Rights, Termination of Parental Rights, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Utah Law

DCFS, grounds for termination, parental rights, reasonable reunification services, sufficiency of the evidence, terminate, terminating

2019 UT App 174 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, IN THE INTEREST OF L.M., A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. A.M., Appellant v. STATE OF UTAH, Appellee Per Curiam Opinion No. 20190657-CA Filed October 31, 2019…

In re C.R.C. – 2019 UT App 153 – termination of parental rights

In re C.R.C. – 2019 UT App 153 – THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, IN THE INTEREST OF C.R.C., A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. S.C. AND D.C., Appellants, v. STATE OF UTAH, Appellee. Opinion Nos.…

In re N.S. – juvenile court – what constitutes appealable order

September 16, 2019

Juvenile Court, Parental Rights, Termination of Parental Rights, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions

2019, 2019 UT App 151, adoption, disposition order denied reunification services, Farmington Department, in re N.S., No. 20190555-CA, not final and appealable., Second District Juvenile Court, September 12, set primary permanency goal, THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS

2019 UT App 151 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, IN THE INTEREST OF N.S., A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. C.S., Appellant, v. STATE OF UTAH, Appellee. Per Curiam Opinion No. 20190555-CA Filed September 12, 2019…

In re adoption of B.H. – 2019 UT App 103 – UCCJEA and ICPC

In re adoption of B.H. 2019 UT App 103 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF B.H., A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.P.H. AND A.D., Appellees, v. C.S., Appellant. Opinion No. 20171038-CA Filed June…

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