This bill amends provisions related to domestic relations.
This bill:
- amends definitions for, and the use of, "parent" and "natural parent" throughout the Utah Code to reflect the definition of a parent-child relationship under Title 81, Chapter 5, Uniform Parentage Act;
- creates definitions related to the definition of "parent";
- requires the Office of Recovery Services to review the requirements for calculating a minimal child support award for a child support order and to report to the Judiciary Interim Committee regarding the review;
- clarifies language regarding the parent-child relationship for purposes of intestate succession;
- provides that the district court of each judicial district assign any case or proceeding involving the same child or family to a single judge;
- modifies the requirements for a marriage license with regard to parties that are not physically present in the state in the same location as the officiant;
- provides that a man is not presumed to be the father of a child in certain circumstances;
- addresses the authority of a court to deny a motion for genetic testing, or disregard genetic test results, in a parentage proceeding;
- defines terms related to child support;
- addresses the inclusion of Social Security Disability Insurance in the calculation of the gross income of a parent for purposes of child support;
- modifies the requirements for child care expenses in a child support order, including the requirements for a minimal child care award;
- provides that the base child support award is automatically adjusted for the remaining children in the child support order when parental rights to a child are terminated for the parent who is obligated to pay child support;
- creates a table for the purposes of establishing a minimal child care award for certain child support orders entered or modified on or after January 1, 2027;
- clarifies the list of offenses requiring notification when a parent is residing with an individual, or providing an individual with access to the parent's minor child, who has been convicted of an offense;
- provides that a court may not require a parent in a custody and parent-time proceeding to disclose the parent's address if the parent relocated due to domestic violence or family violence by the other parent;
- addresses the establishment and modification of a parent-time schedule;
- clarifies the list of offenses related to when a court may order supervised parent-time;
- clarifies, for purposes of modifying custody due to a substantial and material change, the list of offenses for when a parent is residing with an individual, or providing an individual with access to the parent's minor child, and the parent knows that the individual has been convicted of an offense;
- addresses a change of custody or parent-time for a minor child who turns five years old;
- addresses make-up parent-time when a parent has been denied parent-time due to an investigation by the Division of Child and Family Services;
- modifies the parent-time requirements upon the relocation of a parent;
- addresses telephone contact and virtual parent-time for a noncustodial parent when a parent relocates;
- requires the time periods for extended parent-time by a parent for summer break or off-track time to be consecutive;
- modifies the parent-time schedules to address consistency issues;
- modifies the parent-time schedules for Mother's Day and Father's Day;
- removes Columbus Day and Veterans Day as holidays in the parent-time schedules;
- clarifies the list of offenses regarding when a court cannot grant custody to an individual who is convicted, pleads guilty, or pleads no contest to an offense;
- makes technical and conforming corrections;
- includes a coordination clause to modify a term if this bill and H.B. 30, Human Trafficking, Exploitation, and Smuggling Amendments, both pass and become law;
- includes a coordination clause to address a substantive conflict with the parent-time schedule for Juneteenth National Freedom Day if this bill and H.B. 309, Juneteenth Observance Amendments, both pass and become law; and
- includes a coordination clause to address make-up parent-time requirements in H.B. 304, Protective Order Amendments.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 13-76-101, 26B-3-222, 26B-8-301, 26B-9-104, 53-29-101, 53-29-201, 53-29-202, 53-29-203, 53-29-205, 53-29-307, 53-29-405, 53-30-101, 53E-1-102, 53E-3-907, 53E-3-1204, 53H-11-202, 59-10-1005, 63A-17-806, 75-2-114, 75-2-705, 76-2-409, 76-5-301.2, 76-5-404.1, 78A-5-103, 78A-6-104, 78B-7-102, 80-1-102, 81-1-101, 81-2-302, 81-2-303, 81-2-403, 81-4-104, 81-5-102, 81-5-204, 81-5-608, 81-5-609, 81-5-705, 81-6-101, 81-6-202, 81-6-209, 81-6-213, 81-9-202, 81-9-204, 81-9-206, 81-9-207, 81-9-208, 81-9-209, 81-9-302, 81-9-303, 81-9-304, 81-9-402, 81-13-204, 81-13-205, 81-13-207, 81-13-212, 81-13-213
Substitute #1: 13-76-101, 26B-3-222, 26B-8-301, 26B-9-104, 53-29-101, 53-29-201, 53-29-202, 53-29-203, 53-29-205, 53-29-307, 53-29-405, 53-30-101, 53E-1-102, 53E-3-907, 53E-3-1204, 53H-11-202, 59-10-1005, 63A-17-806, 75-2-114, 75-2-705, 76-2-409, 76-5-301.2, 76-5-404.1, 78A-5-103, 78A-6-104, 78B-7-102, 80-1-102, 81-1-101, 81-2-302, 81-2-303, 81-2-403, 81-4-104, 81-5-102, 81-5-204, 81-5-608, 81-5-609, 81-5-705, 81-6-101, 81-6-202, 81-6-209, 81-6-213, 81-9-202, 81-9-204, 81-9-206, 81-9-207, 81-9-208, 81-9-209, 81-9-302, 81-9-303, 81-9-304, 81-9-402, 81-13-204, 81-13-205, 81-13-207, 81-13-212, 81-13-213
Substitute #2: 13-76-101, 26B-3-222, 26B-8-301, 26B-9-104, 53-29-101, 53-29-201, 53-29-202, 53-29-203, 53-29-205, 53-29-307, 53-29-405, 53-30-101, 53E-1-102, 53E-3-907, 53E-3-1204, 53H-11-202, 59-10-1005, 63A-17-806, 75-2-114, 75-2-705, 76-2-409, 76-5-301.2, 76-5-404.1, 78A-5-103, 78A-6-104, 78B-7-102, 80-1-102, 81-1-101, 81-2-302, 81-2-303, 81-2-403, 81-4-104, 81-5-102, 81-5-204, 81-5-608, 81-5-609, 81-5-705, 81-6-101, 81-6-202, 81-6-209, 81-6-213, 81-9-202, 81-9-204, 81-9-206, 81-9-207, 81-9-208, 81-9-209, 81-9-302, 81-9-303, 81-9-304, 81-9-402, 81-13-204, 81-13-205, 81-13-207, 81-13-212, 81-13-213
Substitute #3: 13-76-101, 26B-3-222, 26B-8-301, 26B-9-104, 53-29-101, 53-29-201, 53-29-202, 53-29-203, 53-29-205, 53-29-307, 53-29-405, 53-30-101, 53E-1-102, 53E-3-907, 53E-3-1204, 53H-11-202, 59-10-1005, 63A-17-806, 75-2-114, 75-2-705, 76-2-409, 76-5-301.2, 76-5-404.1, 78A-5-103, 78A-6-104, 78B-7-102, 80-1-102, 81-1-101, 81-2-302, 81-2-303, 81-2-403, 81-4-104, 81-5-102, 81-5-204, 81-5-608, 81-5-609, 81-5-705, 81-6-101, 81-6-202, 81-6-209, 81-6-213, 81-9-202, 81-9-204, 81-9-206, 81-9-207, 81-9-208, 81-9-209, 81-9-302, 81-9-303, 81-9-304, 81-9-402, 81-13-204, 81-13-205, 81-13-207, 81-13-212, 81-13-213
Enrolled: 13-76-101, 26B-3-222, 26B-8-301, 26B-9-104, 53-29-101, 53-29-201, 53-29-202, 53-29-203, 53-29-205, 53-29-307, 53-29-405, 53-30-101, 53E-1-102, 53E-3-907, 53E-3-1204, 53H-11-202, 59-10-1005, 63A-17-806, 75-2-114, 75-2-705, 76-2-409, 76-5-301.2, 76-5-404.1, 78A-5-103, 78A-6-104, 78B-7-102, 80-1-102, 81-1-101, 81-2-302, 81-2-303, 81-2-403, 81-4-104, 81-5-102, 81-5-204, 81-5-608, 81-5-609, 81-5-705, 81-6-101, 81-6-202, 81-6-203, 81-6-209, 81-6-213, 81-9-202, 81-9-204, 81-9-206, 81-9-207, 81-9-208, 81-9-209, 81-9-302, 81-9-303, 81-9-304, 81-9-402, 81-13-204, 81-13-205, 81-13-207, 81-13-212, 81-13-213
Substitute #4: 13-76-101, 26B-3-222, 26B-8-301, 26B-9-104, 53-29-101, 53-29-201, 53-29-202, 53-29-203, 53-29-205, 53-29-307, 53-29-405, 53-30-101, 53E-1-102, 53E-3-907, 53E-3-1204, 53H-11-202, 59-10-1005, 63A-17-806, 75-2-114, 75-2-705, 76-2-409, 76-5-301.2, 76-5-404.1, 78A-5-103, 78A-6-104, 78B-7-102, 80-1-102, 81-1-101, 81-2-302, 81-2-303, 81-2-403, 81-4-104, 81-5-102, 81-5-204, 81-5-608, 81-5-609, 81-5-705, 81-6-101, 81-6-202, 81-6-203, 81-6-209, 81-6-213, 81-9-202, 81-9-204, 81-9-206, 81-9-207, 81-9-208, 81-9-209, 81-9-302, 81-9-303, 81-9-304, 81-9-402, 81-13-204, 81-13-205, 81-13-207, 81-13-212, 81-13-213