ICPC State Pages

Utah Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)

Home study for adoption conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR):

• No

Home study for relatives conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR):

• Yes

After TPR, relatives are no longer relatives and a foster care or adoptive home study must be requested:

• Yes

Relative Home Study

Define Relative:

• Relative is defined in Utah Code Ann. §78A-6-307 as a relative who 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." For an Indian child, relative also includes an "extended family member" as defined by the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. §1901-63, which is "by the law or custom of the Indian child’s tribe or, in the absence of such law or custom, shall be a person who has reached the age of eighteen and who is the Indian child’s grandparent, aunt, or uncle, brother or sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, niece or nephew, first or second cousin, or stepparent."

Relatives must be licensed:

• No

Proof of Paternity is required:

• Yes:

Utah considers the following types and degrees of relation as relative placements. Individuals related in the 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree and 4th degree (You may need to refer to your state's consanguinity chart or state statute to determine relations or relative status.):

• 1st Degree (mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter)
• 2nd Degree (grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin)
• Other

Great grandma, great grandpa, great uncle, great aunt. Brother-in-law, sister-in-law, step parent, stepsibling