Section 78B-6-142 - Adoption order from foreign country(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) A person who adopts a child in a foreign country may register the order in this state. A petition for registration of a foreign adoption order may be combined with a petition for a name change. If the court finds that the foreign adoption order meets the requirements of Subsection (1), the court shall order the state registrar to: (a) file the order pursuant to Section 78B-6-137; and(b) file a certificate of birth for the child pursuant to Section 26B-8-131.(3) 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 pursuant to Subsection 26B-8-119(1).Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session ,§ 101, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 201, 2020 General Session ,§ 7, eff. 5/12/2020.Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session.