Hardinger v. Kimberly

DURHAM, Chief Justice:

¶ 1 This petition concerns whether the juvenile court retains jurisdiction to enforce a pre-adoption visitation order after entering an adoption decree.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 B.B., a minor who had been neglected, became subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under Utah Code section 78-3a-104(1)(e). Utah Code Ann. § 78-3a-104(1)(c) (Supp.2003). Pursuant to Utah Code section 78-3a — 407 (2002), the juvenile court terminated the parental rights of both of B.B.’s biological parents. Kimberly and Kenneth Scott1 (the Scotts) and Susan and Garth Hardinger2 (the Hardingers)…