Utah Code § 81-5-602

Standing to maintain proceeding
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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.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session

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