Rule 13A Limited-purpose intervention

(a) Scope. This rule applies to the intervention of a friend or relative in a child welfare

matter for the limited purpose of determining the placement of a child. It supersedes

Rule 24 of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure for this limited purpose.

(b) Limited-purpose intervenor. On timely motion, the court will permit a relative or

friend to intervene in a child welfare matter for the limited purpose of being considered

for a child placement under 80-3-302(6).

(c) Record access. A limited-purpose intervenor will not have access to court records

unless the court determines, after providing the parties with notice and an opportunity to

be heard, that certain court records are relevant to the issue of a child’s placement with

the limited-purpose intervenor.

(d) Burden of proof. A limited-purpose intervenor has the burden to prove by a

preponderance of evidence that it is in the child’s best interest to grant the limited-

purpose