Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 80 > Chapter 4 > Part 2 - Petition for Termination of Parental Rights

• 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 Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it. Child: means , except as provided in Section 80-2-905, an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Child and family plan: means a written agreement between a child's parents or guardian and the Division of Child and Family Services as described in Section 80-3-307. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time. Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source: Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 80-4-102 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. Legal custody: means a relationship embodying: (a)  the right to physical custody of the minor; (b)  the right and duty to protect, train, and discipline the minor; (c)  the duty to provide the minor with food, clothing, shelter, education, and ordinary medical care; (d)  the right to determine where and with whom the minor shall live; and (e)  the right, in an emergency, to authorize surgery or other extraordinary care. 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 Petition for termination of parental rights: means a petition filed in accordance with this chapter to terminate the parental rights of a parent. See Utah Code 80-4-102 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 Protective services: means expedited services that are provided: (a)  in response to evidence of neglect, abuse, or dependency of a child; (b)  to a cohabitant who is neglecting or abusing a child, in order to: (i)  help the cohabitant develop recognition of the cohabitant's duty of care and of the causes of neglect or abuse; and (ii)  strengthen the cohabitant's ability to provide safe and acceptable care; and (c)  in cases where the child's welfare is endangered: (i)  to bring the situation to the attention of the appropriate juvenile court and law enforcement agency; (ii)  to cause a protective order to be issued for the protection of the child, when appropriate; and (iii)  to protect the child from the circumstances that endanger the child's welfare including, when appropriate: (A)  removal from the child's home; (B)  placement in substitute care; and (C)  petitioning the court for termination of parental rights. See Utah Code 80-1-102 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 Temporary custody: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102. See Utah Code 80-4-102 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