{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-81-13-105","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 81-13-105","heading":"Adoption order from foreign country.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided by federal law, an adoption order rendered to a resident of this state that is made by a foreign country shall be recognized by the courts of this state and enforced as if the order were rendered by a court in this state.\n(2) An individual who adopts an adoptee in a foreign country may register the order in this state.\n(3) A petition for registration of a foreign adoption order may be combined with a petition for a name change.\n(4) If the court finds that the foreign adoption order meets the requirements of Subsection (1), the court shall order the office to:\n(a) file the order; and\n(b) file a certificate of birth for the adoptee in accordance with Section 26B-8-131.\n(5) If a clerk of the court is unable to establish the fact, time, and place of birth from the documentation provided, a person holding a direct, tangible, and legitimate interest as described in Subsection 26B-8-125(3)(a) or (b) may petition for a court order establishing the fact, time, and place of a birth in accordance with Subsection 26B-8-119(1).","path":["Title 81 Utah Domestic Relations Code","Chapter 81-13 Adoption","Part 81-13-1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title81/Chapter13/81-13-S105.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"e4e58de0c7c2f026f700d506a59b98f003cc5678ccb2da60fa26d102b8cffa9b","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-81-13-104","next":"us-ut/utah-code-81-13-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}