UTAH COURT OF APPEALS

Court of Appeals No. __________
Juvenile Court No. ________

RESPONSE TO PETITION  
ON APPEAL [CROSS-APPEAL] 

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STATE OF UTAH  
IN THE INTEREST OF 

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Children under 18 years of age.

1. This Response to the Petition on Appeal  is filed on behalf of ____________________, the

mother/father/child/State/Intervenor/other _____________, in the above identified child welfare

proceeding.

at trial.

2. The Appellee’s attorney, _____________________, is/is not the attorney who represented appellee

3. The relevant date(s) regarding this appeal:

_______ are correctly stated in the Petition on Appeal.

_______ are corrected by Appellee as follows: __________________________________________

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4. The statement of material facts as it relates to the issues presented for appeal is:

______ accurate as set forth by appellant and accepted by the undersigned appellee; OR

______ requires additions/corrections, as follows: ________________________________________

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5. Appellee’s response to the legal issues presented for appeal is as follows:

a. Issue I:

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Appellee states that:

_____ error was preserved as alleged in the Petition on Appeal.

_____ error was not preserved.  If so, please explain briefly:

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Legal authority for Issue I supporting Appellee’s Response:

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b. Issue II:

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Appellee states that:

_____ error was preserved as alleged in the Petition on Appeal.

_____ error was not preserved.  If so, please explain briefly:

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Legal authority for Issue II supporting Appellee’s Response:

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6. The undersigned requests the appellate court issue an opinion affirming the order of the juvenile court in

this matter.

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Attorney for Appellee       

Name, address, telephone #

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a copy of the attached Response to Petition on Appeal was served upon the party(ies) listed below
by mailing it by first class mail, personal delivery, or fax to the following addresses):

Name:

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Address:

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Sent Via:
______Mail (postage prepaid)
______Personal delivery
______Fax #_______________

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Name:

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Address:

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Sent Via:
______Mail (postage prepaid)
______Personal delivery
______Fax #_______________

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Name:

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Address:

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Sent Via:
______Mail (postage prepaid)
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By:

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Signature

Dated:

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