A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person willfully fails to report under Section 80-2-602 or 80-2-603. complete a program on preventing abuse and neglect of children.
Failure or refusal of a parent, guardian, or custodian to provide proper or necessary subsistence or medical care or any other care necessary for the child's health, safety, morals, or well-being.
Technically, ing to Utah Law, the “desires of a child 14 years of age or older shall be given added weight but is not the single controlling factor.” Again, 14 and above, the court may consider the preference of children and what they have to say, but even that will be the exception and not the normal case.
Utah Criminal Code §76-5-109 defines child abandonment as intentionally ceasing to maintain physical custody of your child or intentionally failing to ensure that he or she is safely in the physical care or custody of another.
The parent has abandoned the child. The parent has neglected or abused the child. The parent is unfit or incompetent.
What is the New Child Custody Law in Utah? Utah's new child custody law, which went into effect on , is called the "Equal Parent-Time Schedule." This law allows parents to share equal physical custody of their children unless there is a reason why this would not be in the children's best interests.