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Utah Code Title 62A. Utah Human Services Code § 62A-2-116.5. Numerical limit of foster children in a foster home

Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2) or (3), no more than:

(a) four foster children may reside in the foster home of a licensed foster parent;  or

(b) three foster children may reside in the foster home of a certified foster parent.

(2) When placing a sibling group into a foster home, the limits in Subsection (1) may be exceeded if:

(a) no other foster children reside in the foster home;

(b) only one other foster child resides in the foster home at the time of a sibling group's placement into the foster home;  or

(c) a sibling group re-enters foster care and is placed into the foster home where the sibling group previously resided.

(3) When placing a child into a foster home, the limits in Subsection (1) may be exceeded:

(a) to place a child into a foster home where a sibling of the child currently resides;  or

(b) to place a child in a foster home where the child previously resided.

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