81-14-202. Applicability.
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Effective 9/1/2025
81-14-202. Applicability.
This part does not apply to a transfer of custody of a minor child by a parent or guardian of the minor child to:
(1)a parent of the minor child;
(2)a stepparent of the minor child;
(3)an adult who is related to the minor child by blood, marriage, or adoption;
(4)an adult who, at the time of the transfer, had a close relationship with the minor child or the parent or guardian of the minor child for a substantial period, and whom the parent or guardian reasonably believed, at the time of the transfer, to be a fit custodian of the minor child;
(5)an Indian custodian, as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903, of the minor child; or
(6)a member of the minor child's customary family unit recognized by the minor child's indigenous group.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426 , 2025 General Session