Utah Code Title 78B. Judicial Code § 78B-6-103. Definitions

(1) “Adoptee” means a person who:

(2) “Adoption” means the judicial act that:

(3) “Adoption document” means an adoption-related document filed with the office, a petition for adoption, a decree of adoption, an original birth certificate, or evidence submitted in support of a supplementary birth certificate.

(4) “Adoption proceeding” means any proceeding under this part.

(5) “Adoption service provider” means:

(6) “Adoptive parent” means an individual who has legally adopted an adoptee.

(7) “Adult” means an individual who is 18 years old or older.

(8) “Adult adoptee” means an adoptee who is 18 years old or older and was adopted as a minor.

(9) “Adult sibling” means an adoptee's brother or sister, who is 18 years old or older and whose birth mother or father is the same as that of the adoptee.

(10) “Birth mother” means the biological mother of a child.

(11) “Birth parent” means:

(12) “Child-placing agency” means an agency licensed to place children for adoption under Title 26B, Chapter 2, Part 1, Human Services Programs and Facilities.

(13) “Cohabiting” means residing with another person and being involved in a sexual relationship with that person.

(14) “Division” means the Division of Child and Family Services, within the Department of Health and Human Services, created in Section 80-2-201.

(15) “Extra-jurisdictional child-placing agency” means an agency licensed to place children for adoption by a district, territory, or state of the United States, other than Utah.

(16) “Genetic and social history” means a comprehensive report, when obtainable, that contains the following information on an adoptee's birth parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents:

(17) “Health history” means a comprehensive report of the adoptee's health status at the time of placement for adoption, and medical history, including neonatal, psychological, physiological, and medical care history.

(18) “Identifying information” means information that is in the possession of the office and that contains the name and address of a pre-existing parent or an adult adoptee, or other specific information that by itself or in reasonable conjunction with other information may be used to identify a pre-existing parent or an adult adoptee, including information on a birth certificate or in an adoption document.

(19) “Licensed counselor” means an individual who is licensed by the state, or another state, district, or territory of the United States as a:

(20) “Man” means a male individual, regardless of age.

(21) “Mature adoptee” means an adoptee who is adopted when the adoptee is an adult.

(22) “Office” means the Office of Vital Records and Statistics within the Department of Health and Human Services operating under Title 26B, Chapter 8, Part 1, Vital Statistics.

(23) “Parent,” for purposes of Subsection 78B-6-112(6) and Section 78B-6-119, means any person described in Subsections 78B-6-120(1)(b) through (f) from whom consent for adoption or relinquishment for adoption is required under Sections 78B-6-120 through 78B-6-122.

(24) “Potential birth father” means a man who:

(25) “Pre-existing parent” means:

(26) “Prospective adoptive parent” means an individual who seeks to adopt an adoptee.

(27) “Relative” means:

(28) “Unmarried biological father” means a man who: