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78B-14-201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.
(1) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage, atribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or theindividual's guardian or conservator, if:
(a) the individual is personally served with notice within this state;
(b) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent, by entering ageneral appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contestto personal jurisdiction;
(c) the individual resided with the child in this state;
(d) the individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses or support for thechild;
(e) the child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;
(f) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the child may have beenconceived by that act of intercourse;
(g) the individual asserted parentage in the putative father registry maintained in thisstate by the state registrar of vital records in the Department of Health pursuant to Title 78B,Chapter 6, Part 1, Utah Adoption Act; or
(h) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the UnitedStates for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.
(2) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in Subsection (1) or in any other law ofthis state may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of the state to modify achild-support order of another state unless the requirements of Section 78B-14-611 or78B-14-615 are met.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Utah > Title-78b > Chapter-14 > 78b-14-201

78B-14-201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.
(1) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage, atribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or theindividual's guardian or conservator, if:
(a) the individual is personally served with notice within this state;
(b) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent, by entering ageneral appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contestto personal jurisdiction;
(c) the individual resided with the child in this state;
(d) the individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses or support for thechild;
(e) the child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;
(f) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the child may have beenconceived by that act of intercourse;
(g) the individual asserted parentage in the putative father registry maintained in thisstate by the state registrar of vital records in the Department of Health pursuant to Title 78B,Chapter 6, Part 1, Utah Adoption Act; or
(h) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the UnitedStates for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.
(2) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in Subsection (1) or in any other law ofthis state may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of the state to modify achild-support order of another state unless the requirements of Section 78B-14-611 or78B-14-615 are met.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Utah > Title-78b > Chapter-14 > 78b-14-201

78B-14-201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.
(1) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage, atribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or theindividual's guardian or conservator, if:
(a) the individual is personally served with notice within this state;
(b) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent, by entering ageneral appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contestto personal jurisdiction;
(c) the individual resided with the child in this state;
(d) the individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses or support for thechild;
(e) the child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;
(f) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the child may have beenconceived by that act of intercourse;
(g) the individual asserted parentage in the putative father registry maintained in thisstate by the state registrar of vital records in the Department of Health pursuant to Title 78B,Chapter 6, Part 1, Utah Adoption Act; or
(h) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the UnitedStates for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.
(2) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in Subsection (1) or in any other law ofthis state may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of the state to modify achild-support order of another state unless the requirements of Section 78B-14-611 or78B-14-615 are met.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session