(1)  The tribunal shall issue an order adjudicating whether a man alleged or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child.

Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-15-622

  • Child: means an individual of any age whose parentage may be determined under this chapter. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
  • Genetic testing: means an analysis of genetic markers to exclude or identify a man as the father or a woman as the mother of a child. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
  • Parent: means an individual who has established a parent-child relationship under Section 78B-15-201. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, any territory, Native American Tribe, or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
  • Support-enforcement agency: means a public official or agency authorized under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act which has the authority to seek:
(a) enforcement of support orders or laws relating to the duty of support;
(b) establishment or modification of child support;
(c) determination of parentage; or
(d) location of child-support obligors and their income and assets. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
  • Tribunal: means a court of law, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
    • (2)  An order adjudicating parentage must identify the child by name and date of birth.

    (3)  Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (4), the tribunal may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney fees, fees for genetic testing, other costs, necessary travel, and other reasonable expenses incurred in a proceeding under this part. The tribunal may award attorney fees, which may be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney’s own name.

    (4)  The tribunal may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against the support-enforcement agency of this state or another state, except as provided by law.

    (5)  On request of a party and for good cause shown, the tribunal may order that the name of the child be changed.

    (6)  If the order of the tribunal is at variance with the child’s birth certificate, the tribunal shall order the Office of Vital Records to issue an amended birth registration.

    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session

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