Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 80 > Chapter 3 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Abuse: means :

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  (A)  nonaccidental harm of a child; (B)  threatened harm of a child; (C)  sexual exploitation; (D)  sexual abuse; or (E)  human trafficking of a child in violation of Section 76-5-308. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Adult: means an individual who is 18 years old or older. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Attorney guardian ad litem: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78A-2-801. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Child: means , except as provided in Section 80-2-905, an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Custody: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102. See Utah Code 80-3-102 dependency: means a child who is without proper care through no fault of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Deprivation of custody: means transfer of legal custody by the juvenile court from a parent or a previous custodian to another person, agency, or institution. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Disposition: means an order by a juvenile court, after the adjudication of a minor, under Section 80-3-405 or 80-4-305 or 7. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 80-3-102 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Guardian: means a person appointed by a court to make decisions regarding a minor, including the authority to consent to: (a)  marriage; (b)  enlistment in the armed forces; (c)  major medical, surgical, or psychiatric treatment; or (d)  legal custody, if legal custody is not vested in another individual, agency, or institution. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Guardian ad litem: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78A-2-801. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Harm: means : (a)  physical or developmental injury or damage; (b)  emotional damage that results in a serious impairment in the child's growth, development, behavior, or psychological functioning; (c)  sexual abuse; or (d)  sexual exploitation. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Indian child: means the same as that term is defined in 25 U. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Indigent defense service provider: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-22-102. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Indigent defense services: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-22-102. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Indigent individual: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-22-102. See Utah Code 80-1-102 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. Minor: means , except as provided in Sections 80-6-501, 80-6-901, and 80-7-102: (a)  a child; or (b)  an individual: (i)  (A)  who is at least 18 years old and younger than 21 years old; and (B)  for whom the Division of Child and Family Services has been specifically ordered by the juvenile court to provide services because the individual was an abused, neglected, or dependent child or because the individual was adjudicated for an offense; (ii)  (A)  who is at least 18 years old and younger than 25 years old; and (B)  whose case is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court in accordance with Subsection 78A-6-103(1)(b); or (iii)  (A)  who is at least 18 years old and younger than 21 years old; and (B)  whose case is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court in accordance with Subsection 78A-6-103(1)(c). See Utah Code 80-1-102 Natural parent: includes the minor's noncustodial parent. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Neglect: means action or inaction causing: (i)  abandonment of a child, except as provided in 5; (ii)  lack of proper parental care of a child by reason of the fault or habits of the parent, guardian, or custodian; (iii)  failure or refusal of a parent, guardian, or custodian to provide proper or necessary subsistence or medical care, or any other care necessary for the child's health, safety, morals, or well-being; (iv)  a child to be at risk of being neglected or abused because another child in the same home is neglected or abused; (v)  abandonment of a child through an unregulated child custody transfer under Section 78B-24-203; or (vi)  educational neglect. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Protective custody: means the shelter of a child by the Division of Child and Family Services from the time the child is removed from the home until the earlier of: (a)  the day on which the shelter hearing is held under Section 80-3-301; or (b)  the day on which the child is returned home. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Relative: means an adult who: (a)  is the child's grandparent, great grandparent, aunt, great aunt, uncle, great uncle, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepparent, first cousin, stepsibling, or sibling; (b)  is a first cousin of the child's parent; (c)  is a permanent guardian or natural parent of the child's sibling; or (d)  in the case of a child who is an Indian child, is an extended family member as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U. See Utah Code 80-3-102 Shelter: means the temporary care of a child in a physically unrestricted facility pending a disposition or transfer to another jurisdiction. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Sibling: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102. See Utah Code 80-3-102 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 Substitute care: means : (a)  the placement of a minor in a family home, group care facility, or other placement outside the minor's own home, either at the request of a parent or other responsible relative, or upon court order, when it is determined that continuation of care in the minor's own home would be contrary to the minor's welfare; (b)  services provided for a minor in the protective custody of the Division of Child and Family Services, or a minor in the temporary custody or custody of the Division of Child and Family Services, as those terms are defined in Section 80-2-102; or (c)  the licensing and supervision of a substitute care facility. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Termination of parental rights: means the permanent elimination of all parental rights and duties, including residual parental rights and duties, by court order. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Testify: means to make an oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Testify: Answer questions in court. Therapist: means : (a)  an individual employed by a state division or agency for the purpose of conducting psychological treatment and counseling of a minor in the division's or agency's custody; or (b)  any other individual licensed or approved by the state for the purpose of conducting psychological treatment and counseling. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition. Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5