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Nevares v. Adoptive Couple, 2016 UT 39 (Aug. 26, 2016)

In this appeal of a paternity dispute, the Supreme Court held the district court lacked jurisdiction to determine paternity under the Utah Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), where the child lived in Utah for eight days after…

Craig v. Provo City, 2016 UT 40 (Aug. 26, 2016)

The plaintiffs’ suit against Provo City was timely when initially filed, but the complaint was dismissed without prejudice because the plaintiffs failed to submit an “undertaking” or bond as required by statute. By the time the plaintiffs refiled, it was…

Mower v. Nibley, 2016 UT App 174 (Aug. 18, 2016)

The court affirmed the dismissal of this lawsuit against a resident of Japan for lack of general personal jurisdiction. The court held that the defendant’s pro se response to the complaint was not a responsive pleading, and therefore the defendant…