Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-13-317

  • Court: means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination. See Utah Code 78B-13-102
  • Respondent: means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of a child custody determination or enforcement of an order for the return of the child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. See Utah Code 78B-13-301
     If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor or attorney general and law enforcement officers under Section 78B-13-315 or 78B-13-316.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session