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Here are some statutory citations you may need for family law:

Adoption

Utah Code Ann. § 78-30-1 et seq.   Adoption
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/78_28.htm

Divorce

Utah Code Ann. § 30-1-1 et seq.  Marriage
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/30_01.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 30-2-1 et seq.  Property rights
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/30_02.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 30-3-1 et seq.  Divorce
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/30_03.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 30-4-1 et seq.  Separate Maintenance
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/htm/30_04002.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 30-4-3 Custody of Children
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/htm/30_04004.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 30-4a-1 et seq.   Nunc Pro Tunc Orders
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/htm/30_05002.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 30-5-1 et seq.    Grandparents
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/30_06.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 30-6-1 et seq.  Cohabitant Abuse Act
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/30_07.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 30-8-1 et seq.  Uniform Premarital Agreement Act
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/30_08.htm

Juvenile Court Act

Utah Code Ann. § 78-3a-101 et seq. General Provisions
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/78_05.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 78-3a-121 et seq. Continuing jurisdiction of the juvenile court
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/htm/78_05022.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 78-3a-301 et seq. Abuse, Neglect and Dependency Proceedings
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/htm/78_05032.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 78-3a-401 et seq. Termination of Parental Rights Act
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/78_05.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 78-3a-501 et seq. Delinquency and Criminal Actions
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/htm/78_05070.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 78-3a-601 et seq. Transfer of Jurisdiction
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/htm/78_05076.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 78-3a-701 et seq. Adult Offenses
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/htm/78_05079.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 78-3a-912   Appointment of Guardian ad litem
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/htm/78_05093.htm

Statutes of limitations and duration of judgments

Utah Code Ann. § 78-22-1(6) et seq.  Duration of child support order
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/htm/78_1A002.htm

Exemption from execution

Utah Code Ann. § 78-23-5(1)(a)(vi) et seq. Child support exempt from execution
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/htm/78_1D006.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 78-23-6(1) et seq.  Property exempt from execution to extent necessary for support.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/htm/78_1D007.htm

Child Support

Utah Code Ann. § 78-45-1 et seq. Uniform Civil Liability for Support Act
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/78_36.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 78-45f-100 et seq.  Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/78_3A.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 62A-11-401 et seq.  Income withholding for IVD cases
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE62A/htm/62A0A054.htm

http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE62A/htm/62A0A055.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 62A-11-501 et seq.  Income withholding for non-IVD cases
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE62A/htm/62A0A065.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 76-7-201 Criminal non-support
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE76/htm/76_09006.htm

Paternity

Utah Code Ann. § 78-45a-1 et seq.  Uniform Act on Paternity
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/78_37.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 78-45e-1 et seq.  Voluntary Declaration of Paternity
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/78_39.htm

Custody

Utah Code Ann. § 78-45c-101 et seq.  Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE78/78_38.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 30-3-10.8 and 10.9  Parenting plans (required for joint custody orders)
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/htm/30_03019.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-303  Custodial interference
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE76/htm/76_05040.htm

Parent Time

Utah Code Ann. § 30-3-32 through 38  Parent time (previously known as visitation)
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/htm/30_03041.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 30-3-35 Minimum parent-time for children over age 5
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/htm/30_03044.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 30-3-35.5 Minimum parent-time for children under age 5
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/htm/30_03045.htm

Surrogate Parenthood agreements

Utah Code Ann. § 76-7-204  Surrogate Parenthood agreements (criminal provisions for surrogate agreements with pay, civil prohibitions against birth certificates issues other than for birth mother)
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE76/htm/76_09009.htm