{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-75-5-204","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 75-5-204","heading":"Court appointment of guardian of minor -- Conditions for appointment.","body":"(1) In accordance with Subsection (2), the court may appoint a guardian for an unemancipated minor if:\n(a) each parent of the minor acknowledges that the parent understands the legal effect of the guardianship and consents;\n(b) all parental rights have been terminated; or\n(c) each parent is unwilling or unable to exercise the parent's parental rights for any reason, including a court order suspending the parent's parental rights.\n(2)\n(a) A guardian appointed by will under Section 75-5-202, or by written instrument under Section 75-5-202.5, whose appointment has not been prevented or nullified under Section 75-5-203 has priority over any court appointed guardian.\n(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the court may proceed with a court appointment upon a finding that the testamentary or instrumental guardian has failed to accept the testamentary appointment within 30 days after notice of the guardianship proceeding.","path":["Title 75 Utah Uniform Probate Code","Chapter 75-5 Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property","Part 75-5-2 Guardians of Minors"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title75/Chapter5/75-5-S204.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"fcf9b2653a5638ad8df569c8e667fd21c30839485fcb89b93d18e56842496fe2","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-75-5-203","next":"us-ut/utah-code-75-5-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}