Utah Adoption Laws, Page 7
Infant Safe Haven Laws
Infant’s Age
Statute: § 62A-4a-801
- 72 hours old or younger
Who May Relinquish the Infant
Statute: § 62A-4a-802
- Parent
- Parent's designee
Who May Receive the Infant
Statute: § 62A-4a-802
- Hospital
Responsibilities of the Safe Haven Provider
Statute: § 62A-4a-802
- Provide any necessary medical care
- May request identifying and medical information
- Notify the Division of Child and Family Services within 24 hours
- Prepare a birth certificate for the child, or a foundling birth certificate if the child's parentage is unknown
Immunity for the Provider
Statute: § 62A-4a-802
Yes
Protection for Relinquishing Parent
Statute: § 62A-4a-802
- The parent or parent's designee may retain complete anonymity.
- Relinquishment to a safe haven is an affirmative defense to any criminal liability for abandonment or neglect.
Effect on Parental Rights
Statute: § 62A-4a-802
- The child is placed in a potential adoptive home.
- Within 10 days, a petition to terminate parental rights is filed.
- The father has 2 weeks to come forward and establish paternity.
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