# Utah Code § 81-13-105: Adoption order from foreign country

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_105

## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 81-13-105
- **Heading:** Adoption order from foreign country
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 81 / Chapter 81-13 / § 81-13-105

## Text

(1) Except as otherwise provided by federal law, an adoption order rendered to a resident of this state that is made by a foreign country shall be recognized by the courts of this state and enforced as if the order were rendered by a court in this state. (2) An individual who adopts an adoptee in a foreign country may register the order in this state. (3) A petition for registration of a foreign adoption order may be combined with a petition for a name change. (4) If the court finds that the foreign adoption order meets the requirements of Subsection (1), the court shall order the office to: (a) file the order; and (b) file a certificate of birth for the adoptee in accordance with Section 26B-8-131. (5) If a clerk of the court is unable to establish the fact, time, and place of birth from the documentation provided, a person holding a direct, tangible, and legitimate interest as described in Subsection 26B-8-125(3)(a) or (b) may petition for a court order establishing the fact, time, and place of a birth in accordance with Subsection 26B-8-119(1).

## Nearby sections

- [Utah Code § 81-13-101 § 81-13-101. Definitions for chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_101.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-102 § 81-13-102. Venue for an adoption proceeding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_102.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-103 § 81-13-103. Court hearings -- Adoption documents -- Motion to intervene.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_103.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-104 § 81-13-104. Responsibility for own actions -- Fraud or misrepresentation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_104.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-105 § 81-13-105. Adoption order from foreign country.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_105.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-106 § 81-13-106. Compact for Interstate Sharing of Putative Father Registry Information -- Severability clause.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_106.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-201 § 81-13-201. Definitions for part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_201.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-202 § 81-13-202. Legislative findings -- Best interest of the minor child -- Interests of each party.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_202.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-203 § 81-13-203. Who may adopt -- Adoption of a minor child.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_203.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-204 § 81-13-204. Petition for adoption of a minor child.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_204.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-205 § 81-13-205. Petition to terminate parental rights of a minor child.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_205.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-206 § 81-13-206. Determination of rights in an adoption proceeding for a minor child.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_206.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-207 § 81-13-207. Notice of an adoption proceeding for a minor child.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_207.md)
- [Utah Code § 81-13-208 § 81-13-208. Prebirth notice to birth father of intent to place a minor child for adoption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T81_S81_13_208.md)

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