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Utah Code § 81-5-602

Standing to maintain proceeding

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session

Subject to Part 3, Voluntary Declaration of Paternity, and Sections 81-5-607 and 81-5-609, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:

(1) the child;

(2) the birth mother of the child;

(3) a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated;

(4) the child support services agency or other governmental agency authorized by other law;

(5) an authorized adoption agency or licensed child-placing agency;

(6) a representative authorized by law to act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor child; or

(7) an intended parent under Part 8, Gestational Agreement.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.