Utah Code 78A-6-358. Period of effect for a judgment, decree, or order by a juvenile court

Superseded 10/1/2023)

Superseded 10/1/2023
78A-6-358. Period of effect for a judgment, decree, or order by a juvenile court.

(1)

A judgment, order, or decree of the juvenile court is no longer in effect after a minor is 21 years old, except:

Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(a)	for an order of commitment to the Utah State Developmental Center or to the custody of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health;

(b)	for an adoption under Subsection 78A-6-103(2)(n);

(c)	for an order permanently terminating the rights of a parent, guardian, or custodian under Title 80, Chapter 4, Termination and Restoration of Parental Rights;

(d)	for a permanent order of custody and guardianship under Subsection 80-3-405(2)(d);

(e)	an order establishing paternity under Subsection 78A-6-104(1)(a)(i); and

(f)	as provided in Subsection (2).

(2)	If the juvenile court enters a judgment or order for a minor for whom the juvenile court has extended continuing jurisdiction over the minor’s case until the minor is 25 years old under Section 80-6-605, the juvenile court’s judgment or order is no longer in effect after the minor is 25 years old.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session