{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-81-5-605","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 81-5-605","heading":"Venue for a parentage proceeding.","body":"(1) Notwithstanding Title 78B, Chapter 3a, Venue for Civil Actions, a person shall bring a proceeding to adjudicate parentage in the county in which:\n(a) the child resides or is found;\n(b) the respondent resides or is found if the child does not reside in this state; or\n(c) a proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed or alleged father's estate has been commenced.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a proceeding brought in the Business and Chancery Court.","path":["Title 81 Utah Domestic Relations Code","Chapter 81-5 Uniform Parentage Act","Part 81-5-6 Adjudication of Parentage"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title81/Chapter5/81-5-S605.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"c3d94dc45afd6b49edd64c998d6fa82173ebbf33417933bf9329215b373c0b04","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-81-5-604","next":"us-ut/utah-code-81-5-606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}