Legal Opinion

R.G. v. State

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided March 15, 2001No. 20000052-CAPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

{1 Appellants appeal the juvenile court's order terminating their parental rights with respect to A.G., S.G., and L.G., as well as the juvenile court's denials of Appellants' post-judgment motions for relief from the order and for amended judgment. We affirm.

[2 Parents may file a petition to voluntarily relinquish their parental rights to a child. See Utah Code Ann. § 78-8a-407(T) (1996). Because relinquishment is irrevocable, the court must: 1) certify that the relinquishing parent has "read and understands the ... relinquishment [petition] and has signed it freely and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. State ex rel. E.H. v. A.H.Court of Appeals of Utah · 1994
  3. State ex rel. S.L. v. C.A.Court of Appeals of Utah · 1999
  4. Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc. v. MelvinCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2000
  5. State v. ThomasUtah Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Menzies v. GaletkaUtah Supreme Court · 2006
  2. In Re Adoption of T.H.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2007
  3. B.J.B. v. H.J.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2003
  4. E.R. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2007
  5. State Ex Rel. AgCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2001

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