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Utah Code § 81-5-605

Venue for a parentage proceeding

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session

(1) Notwithstanding Title 78B, Chapter 3a, Venue for Civil Actions, a person shall bring a proceeding to adjudicate parentage in the county in which:

(a) the child resides or is found;

(b) the respondent resides or is found if the child does not reside in this state; or

(c) a proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed or alleged father's estate has been commenced.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a proceeding brought in the Business and Chancery Court.

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