AGENCY: Judicial Council. Board of Juvenile Court Judges. Juvenile Court (Second District)

SERIES: 28655
TITLE: Termination of parental rights case files
DATES: 1909-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by surname.

DESCRIPTION: These records support the agency's function to adjudicate matters that relate to abused and neglected dependent children and to provide care and protection for minors by placement, protection, and custody orders (Utah Code 78A-6-102 (2008)). These records document proceedings to determine if a parent is unfit or incompetent and if it is in the best interest of the child to terminate parental rights, based upon the criteria detailed in Utah Code 78A-6-507 (2012). Information may include petitions for termination of the parent-child relationship and the resulting court order.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 50 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 1 year and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 49 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Computer data files: Retain in Office for 50 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical Legal

These records document the upholding or cessation of a parent's right to rear his/her child, according to Utah Code 78A-6-503 (2013).

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. Judicial Council Rule of Judicial Administration 4-202.03

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